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Brittney Griner emotional after 'amazing' Phoenix homecoming - ESPN

Brittney Griner scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in an emotional home opener following 10 months detained in a Russian prison.


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Brittney Griner is home, swishing 3s and enjoying basketball again ...

Griner received a pregame ceremony, powerful player introduction and support from the X-Factor in first home game since her Russian detainment ended.


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Why Brittney Griner Stood for the National Anthem

The WNBA player has a different perspective on “The Star-Spangled Banner” but hasn't given up the cause of justice.


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'The love was amazing': Brittney Griner shines in emotional WNBA ...

US vice-president Kamala Harris was among those on hand on Friday night for Brittney Griner's first game since her 10-month detention in Russia.


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'I'm back': Brittney Griner records double-double in Mercury's ...

Brittney Griner finished with a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double in her first game in Phoenix since returning from Russian detainment in December.


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'Day of joy' as freed Brittney Griner makes WNBA return

Griner, who was released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year, made her first appearance in a WNBA game in 579 days as the Phoenix Mercury faced ...


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Saturday Sports: Brittney Griner returns to the court; NFL great Jim ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about Brittney Griner's first professional match after being detained in Russia, and the legacy of NFL ...


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Brittney Griner makes WNBA season debut after being jailed in ...

The American basketball star plays her first regular-season WNBA game since being freed from custody in Russia after a high-profile prisoner swap.


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'Tomorrow's not guaranteed:' Brittney Griner reflects on ordeal in ...

After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, for example, Griner called on the WNBA to stop playing the anthem and began kneeling to protest police brutality and ...


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Brittney Griner felt 'love from fans' in return but unsatisfied with ...

LOS ANGELES -- The standing ovation as a visiting player, the VIPs -- including the vice president -- present, the feeling of celebrating something much ...


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Brittney Griner Returns to the WNBA With Weekend of Celebration

Griner, the Phoenix Mercury center, played in her first two official games since was freed from prison. She didn't win either, but the moment meant far more ...