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Well, well, maybe she did learn just a little something from her experience after all.
"Hearing the national anthem, it definitely hit different," Griner said. "It’s like when you go for the Olympics, you’re sitting there, about to get gold put on your neck, the flags are going up, and the anthem is playing, it just hits different.
"Being here today ... it means a lot."
The Phoenix Mercury stand for the national anthem before the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 12, 2023, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
In July 2020, as social justice protests were occurring around the country, Griner said she didn't feel that the anthem should be played during the season, adding that she didn't mean any "disrespect to our country."
"Hearing the national anthem, it definitely hit different," Griner said. "It’s like when you go for the Olympics, you’re sitting there, about to get gold put on your neck, the flags are going up, and the anthem is playing, it just hits different.
"Being here today ... it means a lot."
The Phoenix Mercury stand for the national anthem before the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 12, 2023, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
In July 2020, as social justice protests were occurring around the country, Griner said she didn't feel that the anthem should be played during the season, adding that she didn't mean any "disrespect to our country."
Brittney Griner plays in first game since detainment, says hearing national anthem 'definitely hit different'
Brittney Griner returned to game action on Friday for the Phoenix Mercury, scoring 10 points in 17 minutes in her first game since being detained in Russia.
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