Brittney Griner trains for the first time since being released from a Russian penal colony with her Phoenix Mercury teammates in a prisoner exchange with ‘Merchant of Death’
- Brittney Griner practiced with her Phoenix Mercury teammates on Sunday
- The WNBA star was released from a Russian penal colony on Dec. 8
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Brittney Griner joined her Phoenix Mercury teammates for training camp practice on Sunday and said it was “everything I wanted.”
The six-foot center was back on the field with the team for the first time since its existence released from a Russian sentence colony on December 8.
Griner spoke to the media on Wednesday – the first time since being released on a prisoner exchange that allowed arms dealer Viktor Bout to return to his native Russia.
She burst into tears during the press conference after a reporter struggled to control her emotions and began to cry as she asked the opening question.
On Sunday, he was back practicing with her Mercury teammates ahead of the new season.
Brittney Griner joined her Phoenix Mercury teammates for training camp on Sunday
“It’s everything I wanted it to be, just find my groove, just get back into it,” said Griner.
‘Am I where I want to be? No, because the last time I was with my team, I was against Chicago in the Finals, and as much as I want to be “Finals BG” now, that’s not the case.
“So, just give myself some grace and my teammates just pick me up. But I definitely feel like I’m in a good place to start training camp.
“I mean, I didn’t fall out, they didn’t have to get a stretcher or oxygen or anything, so I think I’m pretty good.”