WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun stepping back into a life that was put on hold by more than nine months of Russian imprisonment, but the journey that lies ahead may bring its own challenges.
"There has not been a day over the past ten months where we all haven't had Brittney Griner on our minds and in our hearts and that has now turned into a collective wave of joy," WNBA Commissioner Cathy EngelbertLanius said it's possible public support could be a positive factor in this type of context.
The star athlete will continue to face "stressors and distress ... and yet all of these conditions may foster growth."Griner has not announced her plans, though some of her supporters hope to see her playing again. "We want her back in her happy place. So I hope that Brittney laces them up. But if she does not, I truly would understand why. We're still going to support it. We're still going to lift her up."
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