Texas Representative Dan Crenshaw was responding to a question regarding Griner's past protests kneeling for the national anthem before games.
The 32-year-old was released in a high-level prisoner exchange in which the U.S. agreed to release Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Griner's safe return.
A pedestrian walks past a Black Lives Matter mural depicting Brittney Griner outside the Footprint Center on December 8 in Phoenix. After Griner was released from Russian imprisonment on Thursday, several conservative figures have pointed out her past protests before WNBA games."But she kneeled for the national anthem in the past," he added in his question to Crenshaw.
During her season in 2020, Griner joined several public figures, including her teammates on the Phoenix Mercury, in taking a stand against police brutality by protesting during the national anthem before games.
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