PHOENIX — Hope bounced around Brittney Griner like a buoy and an anchor. Hope of returning home, hope of a miracle, was all she had all those months in a...
Griner kept her emotions in check during the news conference while thanking everyone who helped secure her release, including President Joe Biden, but had to take a moment to compose herself after being asked about her resiliency through the ordeal.
“Walking around town was a little bit different, but it felt good being back to being on U.S. soil, especially when you’re back here in the Valley,” Griner said. “It was really warming and nothing but love, being out and about, just trying to get back to just being normal.”Griner announced shortly after her release that would play in the WNBA this season and re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year deal.
“I’ve never playing overseas again,” the two-time Olympic gold medalist said. “The only time I would want to would be to represent the USA.”
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