{"id":525621,"date":"2022-12-12T17:39:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brittney-griner-delivers-slam-dunk-to-celebrate-return-to-us\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T17:39:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:39:21","slug":"brittney-griner-delivers-slam-dunk-to-celebrate-return-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brittney-griner-delivers-slam-dunk-to-celebrate-return-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brittney Griner delivers slam dunk to celebrate return to US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a9584910ae\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a9584910ae\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brittney-griner-delivers-slam-dunk-to-celebrate-return-to-us\/#%E2%80%9CBrittney_Griner_delivers_slam_dunk_to_celebrate_return_to_US%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brittney Griner delivers slam dunk to celebrate return to US&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrittney_Griner_delivers_slam_dunk_to_celebrate_return_to_US%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brittney Griner delivers slam dunk to celebrate return to US&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Brittney Griner celebrated her US return with a slam dunk.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly 10 months of captivity in Russia, the WNBA star was back on the court Sunday after landing in her home state of Texas days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Griner, 32, donned a pair of Chuck Taylor sneakers, Phoenix Suns shorts and a T-shirt promoting Title IX \u2014 and delivered a dunk at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/35235965\/brittney-griner-does-light-basketball-workout-first-move-dunk\">ESPN reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-9 hoopster \u2014 freed in a\u00a0prisoner swap\u00a0with international arms dealer Viktor Bout \u2014 had a light workout at the facility, her agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>But Colas added that Griner isn\u2019t ready to say when, or if, she plans to return to her career with the Phoenix Mercury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf she wants to play, it will be for her to share. She has the holidays to rest and decide what\u2019s next without any pressure,\u201d Colas told ESPN\u2019s T.J. Quinn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brittney Griner is pictured delivering a slam dunk\" class=\"wp-image-24979713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brittney Griner, 32, seen above before her stint in a Russian penal colony, performed a signature slam dunk on Sunday after her return to the US.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Newly released WNBA star Brittney Griner\" class=\"wp-image-24979711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After almost 10 months in Russian captivity, WNBA star Brittney Griner picked up a basketball on Sunday at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio and dunked it.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s doing really, really well. She seems to have endured this in pretty incredible ways,\u201d Colas said, adding Griner should make a statement this week about her plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no timeline on her return at this point. She\u2019s reintegrating into a world that has changed for her now,\u201d Colas said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a pure security standpoint, she\u2019s not going to be able to move in the world the way she did. It\u2019s not a fate that she asked for, but I think she\u2019s going to try to utilize her fame for good,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"pictured is a welcome sign for Griner\" class=\"wp-image-24979717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Griner also got another haircut, this time to clean up the one she decided to get behind bars because her dreads kept freezing after showers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Meanwhile, Griner got a new pair of glasses to replace the one ones that broke in Russia, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Griner also got a haircut from the San Antonio Spurs barber, according to Colas, who said the hoops star wanted to clean up the rough cut she got because her signature dreads froze after showers at the penal colony.<\/p>\n<p>The Phoenix Mercury center, who was busted at a Moscow airport with cannabis oil, was sent to a\u00a0penal colony\u00a0in Mordovia while the US negotiated her release in a swap with Bout.<\/p>\n<p>She has not yet spoken publicly about her time in captivity or its resolution.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said additional prisoner exchanges with the US are possible.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Griner is pictured getting off a private jet in Texas\" class=\"wp-image-24979719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brittney-griner-basketball-dunk-first-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The WNBA star was photographed getting off a private jet after her flight back to the US.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US\u00a0failed to secure freedom for\u00a0former US Marine Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia since December 2018 on trumped-up espionage charges.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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