After 294 days of being wrongfully detained in Russia, Brittney Griner is finally coming home. The WNBA superstars’ release garnered reactions across the W and the women’s basketball world. We start off with the responses from the Phoenix Mercury franchise and then her teammate, followed by her sisters across the W.
No more days. She’s coming home pic.twitter.com/HsjbdPfdn5
— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) December 8, 2022
Thank you to every single person that kept Brittney Griner’s name alive #WEAREBG https://t.co/Ltx4PEFqAK
— Brianna Turner (@_Breezy_Briii) December 8, 2022
BG is coming home!!!!!
— Kia Nurse (@KayNurse11) December 8, 2022
Went from FREE BG to BG is FREE!! Won’t he do it!
— Shey Peddy (@SheyP11) December 8, 2022
Griner’s alma mater, Baylor University, also celebrated her release. Kim Mulkey, who coached BG at Baylor, told ESPN: “God is good. Prayers are powerful. Brittney is on her way home, where she belongs. Our prayers remain with her and her family as they recover and heal together.”
Current Baylor coach Nicki Collen added, “After nearly 10 months, we are thrilled and relieved to hear the long-awaited news of BG’s return. Today is the day we’ve been praying for, and we will continue to pray as she reunites with her family and begins recovering from her experience. Baylor family, she’s coming home!”
In addition to players in the W and BG’s former coaches, a range of women’s basketball trailblazers and supporters reacted to the news of her release.
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