Brittney Griner returned to her home state of Texas for an emotional pregame ceremony on Sunday, during which he No. 42 jersey was retired from her alma mater, Baylor University.
Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work previously appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News, Eater and other publications.On Sunday, the Phoenix Mercury star returned to Waco, Texas, for an emotional pregame ceremony in which her No. 42 jersey was raised to the roof of the university’s new arena, Foster Pavilion, before the Bears took on Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Griner’s celebratory day comes roughly 14 months after another notable moment in her journey — when she was released in a prisoner swap, 10 months after she was incarcerated in a Russian prison. Former NBA Player Scot Pollard ‘Feeling Great’ and ‘Cracking Jokes’ After Heart Transplant, Wife SaysHall of Fame Coach Lefty Driesell Dead at 92: ‘A Transcendent Figure in College Basketball’
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