Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Brittney Griner, despite being a road opponent on Friday, received a standing ovation from the Los Angeles crowd on Friday night.
Griner's Phoenix Mercury are kicking off their season in L.A. against the Sparks - it marks her first WNBA game (excluding preseason) since Oct.
17, 2021 in the WNBA Finals. "You come to work, you gotta put everything aside," Griner told the ESPN broadcast of her emotions after the first quarter.
Griner was arrested in February 2022 at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after authorities discovered vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 19, 2023, at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. (Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images) She was sentenced to nine years in August after pleading guilty to drug charges but was traded for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in a controversial prisoner exchange in December.