Brittney Griner: Returns to court after Russian detention
Posted : 13 May 2023
Brittney Griner, an American, participated in a Phoenix Mercury preseason game on Friday for the first time since leaving a Russian jail.
Since 2021, this match was her first game.
Griner, 32, was released in a high-profile prisoner swap in December after spending 10 months in Russian imprisonment for having cannabis oil.
She entered the floor to a roar before playing for 17 minutes, opening the scoring with a two-point shot.
"I didn't think I would be sitting here," she said afterwards.
"I didn't think I would be playing basketball this quickly."
In the 90-71 loss against the Los Angeles Sparks, Griner, a two-time Olympic champion and one of the greatest and most well-known female basketball players in the world, finished with 10 points and three rebounds.
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