Griner says her message to other American detainees is to ‘stay strong, keep fighting, don’t give up’
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner relied on her inner strength to return to the court after being detained nearly 10 months in Russia, the Phoenix Mercury centre said on Thursday in her first news conference since she returned home.in a high-profile prisoner exchange with the United States late last year after she was arrested in February 2022.“Just digging deep, honestly, you’re going to be faced with adversities throughout your life. This was a pretty big one.
She thanked U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday for helping negotiate her release and said looking at photos of her family helped her keep going while she was detained.Griner pledged to dedicate herself to bringing home other Americans detained abroad and announced she and the Phoenix Mercury would partner with Bring Our Families Home to champion the cause.But some Republican lawmakers were fiercely critical of what U.S.
Asked if she felt guilt for getting home, Griner said it hurt to know others were living in the conditions she did and that she had a “no one left behind” mindset she attributed to her father, a veteran of the Vietnam War. The 32-year-old will begin her 10th season with the Mercury when their season kicks off on May 19 and said she will never play abroad again – as many in the WNBA do to earn extra income – unless it is to represent her country at the Olympics.“The whole reason a lot of us go over, you know, is the pay gap,” said Griner, who signed a one-year deal to stay with the Mercury in February.
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