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Mercury to make travel ‘adjustments’ after Brittney Griner incident

by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Phoenix coach Vanessa Nygaard said Sunday that the Mercury will make adjustments for traveling to future road games, one day after star center Brittney Griner was confronted by a “provocateur” at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not divulge...

‘I got choked up a little bit,’ says Brittney Griner after playing for Phoenix Mercury in home WNBA opener

by admin | May 22, 2023 | Representation, SEW

After spending more than 300 days in Russian custody last year, Brittney Griner made an emotional return to her WNBAhome court in the Phoenix Mercury’s 75-69 defeat by the Chicago Sky. Before tip-off at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday, the Mercury players...

Brittney Griner Scores 10 Points in First WNBA Preseason Game Since Release: ‘Grateful to Be Here’

by admin | May 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner is officially back on the court. The WNBA player — who missed all of last season while she was imprisoned in Russia for 10 months — played in her first preseason game since her return to the U.S., scoring 10 points and making three rebounds in her...

Brittney Griner’s return to WNBA is an act of defiance, activism for other detainees

by admin | May 8, 2023 | Representation, SEW

You cannot be imprisoned for 10 months, wrongly detained in desperate conditions millions of miles from home and not knowing when you’ll see your loved ones again, and not carry the scars. You can see their faint outlines when Brittney Griner says, emphatically, that...

Brittney Griner says it’s ‘a little overwhelming’ returning to normal life after Russian detainment

by admin | May 4, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Nearly five months after she was released from Russian detention, WNBA star Brittney Griner says it feels “a little overwhelming” to return to public life given the widespread interest in her case. Griner spent nearly 300 days in custody before being released as part...

Brittney Griner Takes 32 Percent Pay Cut to Return to WNBA

by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Representation, SEW

After a year that can only be described as cruel and harrowing, Brittney Griner is finally going to be back on the basketball court. Following her return to the U.S. after nine months of wrongful detainment in Russia, from which she was released in a prisoner swap,...

Brittney Griner gets one-year deal from Phoenix Mercury to return to WNBA

by admin | Feb 20, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner had intended to play for the Phoenix Mercury this season, and it became official Friday. Per the WNBA’s transactions wire, the Phoenix Mercury signed the seven-time all-star, who had spent about 10 months held in Russia after being arrested at an...

Brittney Griner Rocks an Eagles Jersey at Super Bowl 2023 in Third Public Appearance Since Return to U.S.

by admin | Feb 13, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner is pledging her allegiance to the Philadelphia Eagles. The WNBA star, 32, was spotted rocking a white Eagles No. 12 jersey at Super Bowl 2023 on Sunday in her third public outing since her return to the U.S. in December. In a photo shared by the NFL,...

Brittney Griner Takes Part in Phoenix MLK Day March with Her Wife: ‘I’m Glad to Be Home’

by admin | Jan 18, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Brittney Griner enjoyed the freedom of walking in tribute to Martin Luther King Jnr. on Monday. The WNBA star, 32, who was released from a Russian penal colony on Dec. 8, took part in a march in Pheonix, Arizona alongside her wife, Cherelle Griner. Read...

Hero of 2022: The Movement to Bring Brittney Griner and Pay Equity Back Home

by admin | Jan 2, 2023 | Representation, SEW

On December 8, grainy footage showed WNBA star Brittney Griner landing in San Antonio after being released from 294 days in Russian detention. Griner wore a beanie over her hair that had been chopped off to avoid freezing conditions at the remote Russian penal colony...
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