Griner was detained for 294 days in Russia before being freed on Dec. 8 in a prisoner swap as the US released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Griner was detained in Russia for 294 days beforeShe’s since returned to the U.S., recently“It’s unreal,” Ayton said. “Just watching her and seeing the reactions on her face. Her just being back and trying to get back in shape and just loving the game she loves to do. You can tell her mind is free.”The Mercury open the 2023 season on May 19 against the Los Angeles Sparks and play their home opener on May 21 against the Chicago Sky.
“I do not think any of us will forget where we were on Dec. 8 when we heard BG was coming home or on Dec. 15 when she announced she intended not only to play basketball in 2023 but that it would be for the Mercury,” Mercury president of business operations Vince Kozar said in Feb. 21 news release. The top overall pick in the 2013 draft out of Baylor, the 6-9 Griner was named to the WNBA’s 25th-anniversary team. She is back for her 10“And I know none of us will ever forget what it will feel like to welcome her back onto her home floor on May 21,” Kozar continued. “To know BG is to love and appreciate BG, and we can’t wait to show her that in person with thousands and thousands of her biggest supporters exactly three months from today at our ‘Welcome Home Opener.
No longer wearing the long dreads, Griner has a short haircut as Ayton noticed and was fully engaged in her workout as the Suns and Mercury share the practice facility. The 2014 WNBA champion is averaging 17.7 points on 56% shooting, 7.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in her 254 career games in the regular season.
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