WNBA to pay tribute to Brittney Griner at season's start with floor decal: reports

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The WNBA season will start later this week with Brittney Griner in mind.

The Phoenix Mercury star was detained in Russia in February for allegedly trying to bring vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis through a Moscow airport. She’s been held ever since.

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Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury gets ready to shoot a free throw against the Chicago Sky on Sept. 1, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. (Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

The WNBA will honor Griner with a floor decal, according to multiple reports. The league’s Board of Governors also approved Phoenix paying Griner $228,000 – the WNBA max – and not have it count against the organization’s cap, The Associated Press reported.

The decal will feature Griner’s initials "BG" as well as her No. 42. All teams will have the decal on their home courts starting Friday night. The Mercury begin their season against the Las Vegas Aces.

ESPN first reported the decal.

On Monday, Griner was featured in a hype video released by the Mercury. The video has voiceovers from Mercury players Skylar Diggins-Smith and Diana Taurasi as the team gets ready for another Finals run. Griner gets a prominent display at the 54-second mark.

WNBA STAR BRITTNEY GRINER FEATURED IN PHOENIX MERCURY HYPE VIDEO WHILE DETAINED IN RUSSIA

"And times that are dark," Diggins-Smith says while the video pans to Griner and she and Taurasi explain why playing for the city of Phoenix matters to them.

Sophie Cunningham was among those who talked about the star center being absent from the team last month.

Brittney Griner of the Mercury celebrates during