Brittney Griner in LA to open 1st WNBA season since detainment in Russia
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Griner was arrested in Moscow in February 2022 after Russian authorities found vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage. She was released in a prisoner swap in December 2022.
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Brittney Griner set for first WNBA game since detainment in Russia
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Brittney Griner in LA to open 1st WNBA season since detainment in Russia
Brittney Griner’s life and career path have taken a sharp turn over the past 18 months following a nearly 10-month detainment in Russia on drug-related charges that ended with a prisoner swap in December.
Brittney Griner got a chance to shake off some rust last week when she played a preseason WNBA game for the first time since she was detained in Russia on drug-related charges.
Griner and the Mercury were greeted with a standing ovation when they came on court for pregame warmups, although the biggest cheers were reserved for the Sparks.
Griner was arrested in Moscow in February 2022 after Russian authorities found vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her luggage. She was released in a prisoner swap in December 2022.
Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years following her incarceration in Russia.
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time since last season, Phoenix coach Vanessa Nygaard opened her pregame comments without announcing how many days Brittney Griner had been jailed in Russia.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner stood for the national anthem before her first regular-season WNBA game since being jailed in Russia. Griner was outspoken for social justice in 2020 and didn’t take…
Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years following her incarceration in Russia.
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