Brittney Griner has had to make a significant number of adjustments following her return from Russia. Having spent 10 months in the Soviet country following her detainment, the Phoenix Mercury center has missed quite a lot that has taken place during the time. However, Griner is grateful for one particular situation that has remained unchanged. During a recent press conference, the 2014 NBA champion opened up about the one thing that troubled her during her time in prison.

BG had been playing overseas since 2014 during the offseason. She was detained at Moscow airport during one such trip when she was found to be in possession of hash oil.

Brittney Griner looks forward to the upcoming games

The WNBA star appeared at her first media conference since her release, and she did not hold back from responding to the questions asked by the reporters. An emotional Brittney Griner opened up about her time in prison, expressed her gratitude toward her supporters, and talked about her further plans of fighting for certain social causes.

Additionally, she talked about the physical changes she went through. Given the circumstances Griner had been in, it does not take a genius to know that her routine exercises and fitness regimes took a major hit when she was arrested.

While talking about getting back on her routine, she expressed her excitement about getting to play one more year with teammate Diana Taurasi. She said, “Playing with D, who wouldn?t want to play with a walking fossil? I?m just playing, she?s going to kill me!”

Griner also confessed that she was worried that Taurasi would decide to retire during the time she spent in Russia. Griner said, “I?m so glad. I was really worried, and I thought she was going to retire on me or something while I was gone,?or I would miss it. That honestly was killing me, knowing that was a possibility.”

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The Mercury star address the transgender-ban debate

Among the several issues she addressed was the ongoing political debate of refraining transgenders from participating in sports. BG spoke in their defense and stated that she would keep fighting for transgenders. She felt that biological males should be allowed to participate in women’s sports and called it a ‘crime’ to stop them from doing so.

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