When, or if, Brittney Griner plans to return to the WNBA and the Phoenix Mercury, is undecided, her agent advised ESPN.
Lindsay Kagawa Colas, talking about Griner’s first days since her launch from a Russian penal colony, mentioned Griner grabbed a basketball on Sunday for the primary time since she was taken into custody in February.
Her first shot? A dunk.
“If she wants to play, it will be for her to share. She has the holidays to rest and decide what’s next without any pressure,” Colas advised ESPN. “She’s doing really, really well. She seems to have endured this in pretty incredible ways.”
The WNBA season begins May 6.
Griner was launched from the jail on Thursday after the U.S. authorities negotiated a prisoner swap for the 32-year-old Phoenix Mercury star, sending convicted arms deal Viktor Bout again to Russia. She is receiving medical consideration at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, the place she and her spouse, Cherelle, have been staying and greeting relations.
ESPN reported that when Griner leaves San Antonio, she and Cherelle is not going to return to their Phoenix house however as an alternative to an undisclosed, non-public location.
“There’s no timeline on her return at this point. She’s reintegrating into a world that has changed for her now,” Colas mentioned. “From a pure security standpoint, she’s not going to be able to move in the world the way she did. It’s not a fate that she asked for, but I think she’s going to try to utilize her fame for good.”
Among Griner’s priorities, her agent mentioned, will probably be to contribute to efforts to carry different detained Americans house, beginning with Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was convicted of espionage fees following his arrest 4 years in the past. The Biden administration has been criticized by many for agreeing to ship Bout again to Russia with out having Whelan included within the deal for Griner.
