Dawn Staley and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Britney Griner back to the WNBA
Brittney Griner’s long-awaited return to the WNBA drew a star-studded crowd including Dawn Staley, Vice President Kamala Harris, Billie Jean King and Magic Johnson to watch Griner’s Phoenix Mercury’s visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night.to free Griner from imprisonment in Russia, had a courtside seat and gave Griner a big hug during pregame warmups.
Nike and the WNBA took out billboards in downtown Los Angeles on Friday to welcome Griner back with the message “Basketball Is Home.” Griner was arrested in February of last year at Moscow’s airport for carrying vape oil in her luggage while playing for a pro team in Russia during the WNBA’s offseason.Before the trial, the U.S. government formally called her
. After months of negotiations, the government was able to secure her release last December in a prisoner exchange.Griner, her wife Cherelle, and the WNBA have promised to work to help
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