The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

‘It feels so good to be home’ Brittney Griner speaks out for first time after dramatic prisoner swap

She plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner says she will return to playing basketball

In first remarks since returning to the US, WNBA star thanks all who pushed for her release from Russian prison.

Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2022

Midday games during the week are stunting growth of women’s college basketball

Plus the most must-see moments of the week in women's hoops

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner speaks out for first time since her release from Russian prison

The WNBA star thanked President Joe Biden and called for continued efforts to bring Paul Whelan home

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner makes first public comments since coming home from Russia

"I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going," she said.

Axios · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner confirms WNBA return in first post after release from Russian jail

Phoenix Mercury will welcome back recently released Brittney Griner for the 2023 season after the WNBA confirmed her intent to play, with the basketball star releasing her first public statement

Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022

Brittney Griner prisoner swap AP Sports Story of the Year

The return of Brittney Griner to the United States in a dramatic prisoner swap with Russia marked the culmination of a 10-month ordeal that captivated world attention, a saga that landed at the intersection of sports, politics, race and gender identity — and wartime diplomacy

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Best advice for Americans? Stay out of Russia

From the moment Brittney Griner’s plight became known, she was a valuable commodity to be traded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2022

Brittney Griner’s Been Released. Here’s Where Women’s Basketball Needs to Go in 2023.

This year, the detainment and the release of the Mercury and U.S. superstar overshadowed the bright spots in the sport. What comes next?

Sports Illustrated · Dec 15, 2022

Paul Sullivan: 2022 was the year of the sports apology, from Josh Donaldson to Kyrie Irving to Rocky Wirtz

CHICAGO — Sorry seems to be the hardest word, as the great philosopher Elton John once noted.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 15, 2022