Brittney Griner is back on the court! The WNBA star has officially made her return with the Phoenix Mercury after being held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, the team announced on Tuesday. «It's a great day for all of us to announce that Brittney Griner has officially signed to play for the Mercury in 2023.
We missed BG every day that she was gone and, while basketball was not our primary concern, her presence on the floor, in our locker room, around our organization, and within our community was greatly missed,» Mercury General Manager Jim Pitman said in a statement. «We will continue to use the resources of our organization to support her, on and off the floor, and we are thrilled for her that she gets to return to basketball, which she loves so dearly.
This is a special signing and today is a special day for all of us.»The news you’ve all been waiting for! BG will be back in a Phoenix Mercury jersey this season.
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