Brittney Griner receives standing ovation in first game back since Russian detainment | WNBA on ESPN

Brittney Griner received a warm welcome back in her official return to the basketball court with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury season debut after being wrongfully detained in a Russian airport in February 2022.


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[pvlapa]

Standing ovation for unleashing the Merchant back into the world.

[jdoe]

Wow so brave and inspiring. Seeing all 75 of those people stand up and clap really makes you understand how we made the right choice freeing the merchant of death

[riceman]

Glad to see this brother back hooping again.

[antonioforlife]

Why are those 5 fans cheering for that man playing girls basketball?

[saddletramp]

Standing O from all 137 people in the arena.

[romocp]

I want a standing ovation every time I get high. 😢

[robbycatalina]

Must be nice to have 50 hands clap for your return!

[rustytaco]

I'll applaud the real men and women who fought for this country.

[elitejoelDblack]

Bruh why are we constantly celebrating the wrong people I mean what positive contributions has she made to deserve so much recognition🤦🏿‍♂️

[alananderson]

Viewership:
Michael Jordan: “I’m back” - 35 million
Brittney Griner: “I’m back” - 35 people

[kevindavis]

Sickening! If it were a regular person they would still be in Jail. F### that dude!

[aprillondon]

She was caught with an illegal substance in a foreign country and was facing the consequences of her own actions. Hardly a hero. Should've left her to serve her sentence.

[tomdrake]

You should see the ovation for the dangerous weapons dealer they traded her for

[tommyjones]

Noticed they never really showed the crowd just small portions tight frames

[astrocyborg]

Couldn’t even be bothered to stand to show appreciation for the 10’s of people clapping 😂

[AceLopez]

The Russians are did the same thing (give a standing ovation) for the Merchant of Death meanwhile, there is a Marine veteran that is still imprisoned in Russia. Anyone out there care to say that's a fair deal/trade?

[POTTA]

Couldn’t even get up out her seat and stand up 🤦🏿‍♂️
What a class act.
What a way to show appreciation back to the fans as well as the 🇺🇸 .
🤡🤡🤡

[ohRosco]

I hope if i ever get arrested they let me go too. A standing ovation would be nice too.

[dustjunky]

'NO WIDESHOTS OF THE CROWD ONLY CLOSE IN SHOTS OR YOU'RE FIRED!'
😂 I can hear it now

[kerrybracket]

She should talk about how stupid she was to try and sneak illegal substances into a foreign country. Kids need to know there are consequences to their actions