Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner will play her first regular season games with the Phoenix Mercury after her nearly year-long detention in a Russian prison on drug-related charges.
The 32-year-old center was arrested at a Moscow airport in February 2022 after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She returned to the U.S. in December after a high-profile prisoner swap.
The Phoenix Mercury will play the Los Angeles Sparks as part of a four-game series kicking off the first day of the WNBA season.