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Brittney Griner breaks silence following Russian prisoner swap, vows to return for upcoming WNBA season

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WNBA star Brittney Griner spoke out for the first time Friday since returning to the U.S. nearly 10 months after she was arrested and sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug smuggling, vowing that she will return to the court this season to play.

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Brittney Griner Breaks Silence On Return From Russia & Vows To Play In WNBA Again - Perez Hilton

Brittney Griner is grateful to be home! As we’ve been following, the WNBA star was jailed and later convicted on drug charges for possessing cannabis oil in her luggage after arriving in Moscow from New York City. She was first detained back in February and has spent all that time behind bars. Finally, after months [...]Read More...

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Brittney Griner Releases First Statement Following Return From Russian Prison

Brittney Griner shares her first statement since being freed from a Russian prison.

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Brittney Griner says she’ll play basketball in Arizona again

Brittney Griner said she’s “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. Her comments came a week after she was released from a Russian prison, freed in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange.

2 years ago·Syracuse, United States

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Brittney Griner says she intends to return to WNBA in 1st public comments since release from Russian prison

Brittney Griner said she's "grateful" to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.

2 years ago·Bristol, United States

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‘So good to be home’: US basketball star Brittney Griner pens thank you note after release from Russia

"It feels so good to be home!" Griner said. "The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn. I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going."

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Brittney Griner says she'll play basketball in Arizona again

Brittney Griner said she's “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. Her comments came a week after she was released from a Russian prison, freed in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange. “It feels so good to be home!” Griner posted to Instagram on Friday in her first public statement since her release. “The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn. I dug…

2 years ago·San Antonio, United States

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