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WNBA players skipping Russia, choosing other places to play

Connecticut Sun's Jonquel Jones (35) and Natisha Hiedeman (2) pressure Chicago Sky's Courtney Vandersloot during the first half of Game 5 in a WNBA basketball playoffs semifinal Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots over Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson (22) during the first half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Seattle. The Aces beat the Storm 97-92 to advance to the WNBA Finals. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart (30) reacts after hitting a three-point basket during the first half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal against the Las Vegas Aces Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Chicago Sky guard Courtney Vandersloot drives to the basket as Connecticut Sun guard Natisha Hiedeman, right, defends during Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a court room ater a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Aug. 4, 2022. President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday, Sept. 16, with family members of Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, senior administration officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)