Brittney Griner makes an emotional and dominant return to record-setting WNBA All-Star Game

Source: Associated Press

Brittney Griner makes an emotional and dominant return to record-setting WNBA All-Star Game

BY MARK ANDERSON
Published 10:35 PM EDT, July 15, 2023

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner made an emphatic and emotional return to the WNBA’s midseason showcase event.

She scored 18 points, including her team’s first six, and put down two dunks in the league’s All-Star Game on Saturday night.

The sellout crowd roared when Griner was introduced and, clearly moved by the ovation, she tapped her chest over her heart with her right hand. There was no doubt that a year after being forced to miss this event while detained in Russia, Griner was the star of the show.

“To have that ovation and all those little memories that I can cherish now, it means the world,” Griner said. “So it was no question I was going to come and play. They have never wavered in their support.”

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