Days after her release from a Russian penal colony, Brittney Griner hit a basketball court for the first time in 10 months, but it's unclear whether the Phoenix Mercury star will return to the WNBA.
A graphic welcoming home WNBA star Brittney Griner is displayed on the video board prior to an NBA game between the Miami Heat and the L.A. Clippers at FTX Arena in Miami on Thursday. Griner was released from a Russian prison earlier in the day and boarded a plane back to the U.S.
She was freed Thursday after the Biden administration agreed to swap her for Viktor Bout, a notorious Russian arms dealer who was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S. on charges of conspiring to kill Americans, acquiring and exporting anti-aircraft missiles, and providing material support to a terrorist organization.
"If she wants to play, it will be for her to share. She has the holidays to rest and decide what's next without any pressure," Colas said, adding that Griner would likely make a public statement later this week.
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