WNBA star Brittney Griner set to return to Phoenix Mercury on 1 year contract

Brittney Griner is fulfilling her promise to proceed taking part in in the WNBA

re-signing with the staff that drafted her No. 1 total within the 2013 draft.

The star free agent has agreed to the phrases of a one-year contract with the Phoenix Mercury,

The final time Griner was on the courtroom for the Mercury, the staff superior to the 2021 WNBA Finals.

Griner is now set to return for her tenth season after she was detained for 10 months in a Russian prison.

Griner delivered one among her finest performances in 2021. She completed the season with a career-high 9.5 rebounds per recreation

BRITTNEY GRINER MAKES SECOND PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE RUSSIAN PRISON RELEASE AT WM PHOENIX OPEN

The 32-year-old didn't play with the Mercury in 2022 season resulting from her detainment.

Following the arrest, the U.S. State Department declared Griner as "wrongfully detained."

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President Biden tweeted about Griner’s launch, writing, "Moments in the past I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is secure. She is on a airplane. She is on her approach residence."

Simply over per week after her launch, Griner took to Instagram to announce her intention to play for the Mercury within the upcoming season.

The Mercury are scheduled to play the Sparks within the season opener on Might 19. Griner is a seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist.