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Brittney Griner returns to action for the first time since being released from detention in Russia
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Brittney Griner has played with Phoenix Mercury for the first time since 2021, returning to action in a preseason game after nearly 10 months of detention in Russia. The two-time Olympic gold medalist was released from a Russian jail in a high-profile prisoner exchange with the United States late last year after she was arrested…
Read MoreBrittney Griner vows to campaign to bring home other Americans detained abroad after returning from ordeal in Russia
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WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner speaking at Thursday’s news conference US basketball player Brittney Griner wants campaign to help return home other Americans detained abroad. Speaking at the first press conference since her ordeal in Russia, the Phoenix Mercury center said she never lost hope during her near 10-month detention. The two-time Olympic gold medalist…
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