LSU's Kim Mulkey has not contacted Brittney Griner since Griner's release from Russian prison

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LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey says she hasn’t spoken to Brittney Griner since Griner was released from a Russian prison and returned to the United States. 

However, Mulkey did have a message for her former Baylor Bears players. 

"I’m glad she’s back," Mulkey said during her Final Four news conference, per The Associated Press, Thursday. "I’m glad she’s safe, she’s sound. I think everybody is."

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Baylor's head coach Kim Mulkey and Brittney Griner talk to the press during the women's Big 12 basketball media day at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Oct. 25, 2012.  (Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Griner was brought up not just because of their connection at Baylor, but Mulkey not sharing any words of support for the WNBA star when she was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia on drug-related charges.

Mulkey was asked last fall about the Griner situation, with one reporter pointing out the media had not yet heard her take on the matter. 

"And you won’t," Mulkey said at the time.

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Griner was eventually released from Russia after a prisoner swap, and Mulkey made a statement then through ESPN, saying she was relieved she was heading back home. 

"God is good. Prayers are powerful," Mulkey said. "Brittney is on her way home where she belongs. Our prayers remain with her and her family as they recover and heal together."

Head coach Kim Mulkey of the LSU Lady Tigers reacts during the first half against the Utah Utes in