
WNBA star Brittney Griner played basketball over the weekend for the first time in nearly 10 months after being released from prison in Russia, her agent told CNN.
Griner was wearing black Chuck Taylor sneakers, Phoenix Suns shorts and a Title IX T-shirt during the game. And her first step was to get drenched, agent Lindsey Kagawa Colas said.
But despite her light workouts, the two-time Olympic gold medalist isn’t ready to say when or if she plans to return to her WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury. Kolas believes that she will try to “use her fame for good”, but did not elaborate on what that would look like.
Sherrell Griner, Griner’s partner, flew to San Antonio last week and they stayed at the U.S. base, spending time with family and deciding what to do with her freedom, Colas said.
On Saturday, Griner was visited by her father, Ray, and several other family members.
The 32-year-old man arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for a routine check-up after being released Thursday after what U.S. officials said was an illegal detention.
She was released at the height of Russia’s war in Ukraine during a prisoner exchange with notorious convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Source: Hot News

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