Brittney Griner is free and will be home soon. That’s worthy of celebration, but it will be one tinged with sadness and concern. The prisoner exchange with Russia didn't also include another American, Paul Whelan, kentsomers writes in his latest column.
and also broken that Whelan remains in a Russian prison.
Some won’t feel conflicted, however, because Griner, sadly, is a polarizing figure in her home country. She’s Black. She’s gay. She’s outspoken. Two years ago, after Mercury players stayed in the locker room during the National Anthem to honor victims of police brutality and Black Lives Matter,"I honestly feel we should not play the National Anthem during our season," she said at the time."I think we should take that much of a stand.
I’ve written about Griner a couple times since her detention, and some of the feedback is predictable.
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