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Brittney Griner said she’s “grateful” to be back in the United States and plans on playing basketball again next season for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury

The WNBA star was released from Russian custody Thursday after 294 days.

Shortly after Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert spoke about the star’s long-awaited arrival and possible return to action on the court.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert weighed in on the future of players choosing to play overseas following the release of Brittney Griner.

PHILADELPHIA — Throughout the 10 months that WNBA star Brittney Griner spent in detention in Russia, Dawn Staley was one of the biggest champions of getting her free.

Brittney Griner’s loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States

Engelbert expressed gratitude that Griner was coming home to the United States.

MIAMI — Sheri Sam, an All-Star with Miami in 2002, works as the scouting manager for the Portland Trail Blazers. Guard Sandy Brondello played five years in the WNBA (two with the Sol) before she became head coach of the Phoenix Mercury and now the New York Liberty. Debbie Black…