Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has looked like an all-star after missing last season while she was detained in Russia.
She is now back with the Phoenix Mercury and hasn’t played like someone who spent nearly a year imprisoned overseas.
“I think she looks even better,” Mystics associate coach LaToya Sanders said. “She looks more calm. She’s just getting to her spots. I actually didn’t think she would look this good, but I am very happy. As a former teammate and a friend of hers, I’m happy she looks this good. As a coach that has to game-plan against her, I’m like, ‘Dang.’ ”
“It’s just getting back into it,” Griner said, 32, to reporters after a game earlier this season. “Practicing every day, going hard. Teammates believing in me, just supporting me. That means a lot. Mystics star forward Elena Delle Donne knows what it’s like to miss an entire year. The two-time MVP was out all of 2020 and all but three games in 2021 because of back surgeries. The situations are certainly different, but Delle Donne also had the game taken from her. She has been thrilled to watch her Olympic teammate return.“It’s really hard to get back into the flow, especially what she’s been through physically, mentally. I can’t even imagine,” Delle Donne said.
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