2 months after being freed from Russian prison, Brittney Griner signs new deal with WNBA's Phoenix Mercury
Brittney Griner will be back in the WNBA this season, once again playing with the Phoenix Mercury.
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Brittney Griner officially re-signs with Phoenix Mercury
Free agent Brittney Griner, who was detained for 10 months in Russia before her release in a high-profile prisoner swap, has officially been re-signed by the Phoenix Mercury, the team announced Tuesday.
Brittney Griner re-signs with Phoenix Mercury
DUBAI: Brittney Griner will be back in the WNBA this season, once again playing with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the team Tuesday. The 32-year-old Griner had said she would return to Phoenix in a social media post in December, after she returned home from her 10-month detainment in Russia.
Brittney Griner signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury: Report
Brittney Griner, who was released from a Russian penal colony last December as part of a prisoner swap, has signed a one-year contract to play for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, ESPN reported on Saturday.According to the report, which cited a source, the 32-year-old free agent signed the deal on Saturday to return to the only WNBA team she has played for since they selected her with the first pick in the 2013 draft.The Mercury, who open their 2023 WNBA season on May 19 at the Los Angeles Sparks, did not immediately respond when asked by Reuters to confirm the ESPN report.Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and eight-time Women's National Basketball Association All-Star, was arrested in February 2022 at an airport outside Moscow for carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.
WNBA star Brittney Griner set to return to Phoenix Mercury on 1-year contract: report
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Brittney Griner re-signs with Mercury: reports
Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury.
AP source: Griner re-signs with Mercury
Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury.
Brittney Griner returns to Phoenix Mercury on 1-year deal
PHOENIX — After being detained for 10 months in Russia, Brittney Griner fulfilled the promise she made to play for the Phoenix Mercury again in the 2023 season.