Griner had her first game back in the WNBA after being released from Russian prison.
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is introduced prior to a WNBA preseason basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner played her first WNBA game Friday night after spending nearly a year imprisoned in Russia.
She scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in her Phoenix Mercury’s 90-71 preseason loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. But it wasn’t just her play that got all the headlines. It was the emotion of the moment, and postgame she was asked what it felt like to stand on the floor and hear the national anthem again.
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