Griner, who had spent nine months imprisoned in Russia on possession charges before her release, was slated to speak at the Women Grow Leadership Summit in National Harbor, Maryland. However, on Monday morning, she abruptly withdrew from the event after discovering what she perceived as a threatening message duct-taped to her hotel room wall.

Brittney Griner backed out of a planned speaking engagement this week ... after she found a note in her hotel room that she took as a threat.

Former Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner left a hotel after what appeared to be a threatening note, that is apparently a strange coincidence.