Brittney Griner fled from an oratory event planned in Maryland on Monday morning after discovering what he thought was a threatening message in his hotel room.
The WNBA star found a piece of adhesive tape with the words 'Gay Baby Jail' written in it.
Griner, 34, is gay and was imprisoned in Russia once by possession of marijuana, before the administration drove her home in an exchange of prisoners by Viktor Bout, a Russian weapons trafficker. She and her wife Cherelle also welcomed a baby at the end of 2024.
It was scheduled to talk to cannabis enthusiasts at an event on Monday by Women Grow, an organization focused on female leaders in the industry.
However, it seems that the note was an unfortunate coincidence instead of anything malicious aimed at Griner, which was staying at the Gaylord National Convention and Springs Center.
Prince George County Police Department was summoned by TMZ Saying: 'Detectives have learned the phrase' Baby Gay Prison 'is commonly used as a video game reference.
The WNBA star, Brittney Griner, found a note in her hotel room she played as a threat
'At that time was the tape, a great convention was being held in the Gaylord that attracts thousands of people, many interested in anime and video game enthusiasts.
“At this time, detectives have not discovered any link or threat against the guest that located the tape.”
The phrase in the game community apparently refers to a failure in the design of a video game where players are blocked in a part of a level and cannot move to progress.
The Women Grow CEO, Chanda Macias, told Marijuana Moment: “Regardless of whether this was an objective attack or an unfortunate coincidence, all women grow community and I support with all my heart's decision the decision of Brittney and support it at this time “
'El Gaylord (Hotel) has assured us that the conference and its guests are safe; They have represented that the threat in question was a joke of meme left by a previous and unfortunately surprised guest by cleaning staff.
Griner spent almost 10 months in jail in Russia in 2022 after they found her with vape cartridges infused with cannabis at a Moscow airport.
They had moved her to a Russian criminal colony shortly before her release and return to the United States, 200 miles away from Moscow, where she was ready to face an exhausting work in horrible conditions.
But his return to the United States was considered controversial by some, since President Biden agreed to send fighting, the so -called “death merchant”, back to Russia while fighting a war against Ukraine.
Bout had completed 10 years of a 25 -year prison sentence in the United States for conspiracy positions to kill American citizens and officials, delivery of anti -aircraft missiles and providing help to a terrorist organization.
Griner, now three times Olympic gold medalist with the United States in basketball, had been playing in Russia and returned to the United States when it was arrested.
Earlier this year, he left Phoenix Mercury, whom he had played throughout his career, and signed for Atlanta Dream.