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Griner’s WNBA return not a fairytale, but there were still plenty of joyful moments
She was welcomed by adoring crowds at nearly every WNBA arena
She was welcomed by adoring crowds at nearly every WNBA arena
The league said in a statement it was looking into the team’s run-in with a “social media figure” whose “actions were inappropriate and unfortunate”
Brittney Griner had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots for the Phoenix Mercury in her first WNBA regular-season game since being jailed in Russia
The WNBA star attended the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, returned to the Arizona desert for basketball practice, then went to New York for the Met Gala
The basketball star was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that time in prison
The newspaper said it ‘vehemently denies the allegations’ and is seeking Evan Gershkovich’s immediate release
U.S. officials said Blinken and Lavrov chatted for roughly 10 minutes on the sidelines of the G-20 conference in New Delhi
The player was listed Saturday on Phoenix’s roster on the WNBA website
The 32-year-old had said she would return to Phoenix in December, after she returned home from her 10-month ordeal in Russia
President Joe Biden confirmed the deal between Washington and Moscow: ‘She’s safe, she’s on her way home after months of being unjustly detained under intolerable circumstances’