January 11, 2020 12:29 AM EST
WNBA star Brittney Griner felt fortunate to be OK after getting cut on the elbow in a knife attack in China. Wholesale Yeezy .Griner sustained a small cut when she was attacked by a man while boarding a bus after practice Monday in Shenyang. The man, who followed the players onto the bus, also stabbed one of Griners teammates. She was wearing two jackets and wasnt injured because the knife didnt go through.I was thinking I was going to end up stabbed in China and if he got to us at the back of the bus, I was going to have to fight this man with a knife, Griner said in an email to The Associated Press.The man was yelling as he chased the players onto the bus. She said he left the scene, and then returned covered in blood and was apprehended by Chinese authorities.The guy was clearly either mentally ill or very drunk, Griner said. He was yelling about us hitting his wife and it was pretty clear he had no idea who we were.Despite the incident, Griner said she still feels safe in China.The game the next day had more security than I had ever seen, she said. There were three to four cops at every entrance. They were everywhere and the team said they were going to make sure and add more security now too.Griner had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in Tuesday nights win over Liaoning Hengye.The 6-foot-8 Griner plays in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury and helped the team win a championship this past September. She led the league with a record 129 blocks and was the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year. She also led the U.S. to a gold medal last month at the FIBA world championship.We are thankful Brittney and her teammates are all okay after this incident, the Mercury tweeted from their team account.This is Griners second season in China and first with the Beijing Great Wall.She led Baylor to a 40-0 season and the 2012 NCAA title. She was the No. 1 pick by the Mercury in the 2013 draft.___Follow Doug on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/dougfeinberg href="http://www.yeezy700outlet.com/discount-yeezy-700-carbon-blue-online.html" target="_blank">Buy Yeezy 700 Carbon Blue . Alfredo Simon lowered his ERA to 0.86, and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Friday for their 16th win in their last 17 games at the Friendly Confines. 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The Pacers, who were led by Paul Georges 21 points, have dropped three straight and six of eight on the road. Theyve lost four of five at the United Center, including both visits this season. The Pacers earned a 91-79 victory over the Bulls on Friday night at Indiana. With the NBAs top two defensive teams on the court, points figured to come at a premium, and that certainly was the case in the first half. Neither team managed to score 20 in either of the first two quarters, and the Pacers took a 34-33 halftime lead when George Hill (12 first-half points) hit a 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left. The Bulls were 14 of 44 (31.8 per cent) from the field in the first half, including 1 for 10 on 3-pointers. Perhaps the most entertaining portion of the half came when the crowd got on Pacers centre Roy Hibbert for an apparent flop, a hot topic between the teams in recent days. On the play, Hibbert was fouled by Noah as he was beginning to go up for a shot attempt. 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