Many feared the Mercury star would struggle on court after her time in Russian prison. But she has already been named in the league’s All-Star team
Prior to being detained in a Russian prison for 294 days, Brittney Griner was on top of the world.
The 32-year-old was coming off one of the best WNBA seasons of her career. She was the Most Valuable Player runner-up, averaging 20.5 points and 9.5 rebounds for the Phoenix Mercury, who she led back to the WNBA finals for the first time since winning the title in 2014. Meanwhile, Griner was on her way to play for Russian club UMMC Ekaterinburg, who she had led to four EuroLeague titles since she started spending her WNBA off-seasons there in 2014.
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