Brittney Griner and teammates allegedly harassed at Dallas airport by "social media figure and provocateur," WNBA says

An "inappropriate and unfortunate" incident took place at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Saturday involving Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner and her teammates, the WBNA said in a statement. 

"As we gather additional information about today's incident at the Dallas Airport, it has come to our attention that this was orchestrated by a social media figure and provocateur. His actions were inappropriate and unfortunate," the WBNA said, without elaborating upon the identity of the social media personality. 

Phoenix Mercury confirmed that an "incident took place" at the airport.