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FILE - This combo of booking photos released by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, show WNBA players Brittney Griner, left, and Glory Johnson following their arrest on April 22, 2015. The WNBA has suspended Grine... FILE - This combo of booking photos released by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, show WNBA players Brittney Griner, left, and Glory Johnson following their arrest on April 22, 2015. The WNBA has suspended Griner and Johnson seven games each because of their domestic violence arrest last month. The league on Friday, May 15, 2015, cited the integrity of the game in handing down the punishment. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) MORE LESS
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Two married WNBA stars, Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson, have each received seven game suspensions – the league’s longest ban in its history – for a domestic violence incident last month.

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