Brittney Griner Goes Home, Pledges WNBA Return and Support for Paul Whelan
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Brittney Griner Goes Home, Pledges WNBA Return and Support for Paul Whelan

Griner, in her first public comments since being freed from imprisonment in Russia, said she would return to the Phoenix Mercury next season and work to free wrongful detainees outside the United States.
The End of Griner’s Detention Begins a New Wave of W.N.B.A. Activism
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The End of Griner’s Detention Begins a New Wave of W.N.B.A. Activism

With their campaign to free Brittney Griner from prison in Russia over, W.N.B.A. players say they will help free others and focus on women’s health and pay equity.