PHOENIX — Sky coach/general manager James Wade waited at center court before the game Sunday, biding his time, conversing with Mercury coaches and team personnel. There was one person in particular he was waiting to greet.
Wade hadn’t been able to share an embrace with Brittney Griner for more than a year after she was wrongfully detained in Russia. The last time Wade saw Griner in person was at Game 4 of the 2021 WNBA Finals.
