Brittney Griner discusses her return to basketball court with Phoenix Mercury | full video

WNBA star Brittney Griner discussed her return to the basketball court with the Phoenix Mercury at a press conference Thursday ahead of the team's 2023 training camp. Griner spent nearly 10 months imprisoned on drug charges in Russia before she was freed in December in a prisoner swap.
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[@gjones5442]

There a more people in this press conference than an actual WNBA game.

[@Mengalamerkle]

THEY WHAT TO SEE THE FREAK SHOW

[@Takster]

Shoutout to this man surviving a Russian prison

[@BuddyDaRapper]

Man😂😂

[@miahjay]

He does look like he has an Adams apple that was shaved down. When he turns his head to the side you can really see it. No real woman will have that lump on that part in their neck. I’m just saying

[@Antony..24]

She/He starred in the 2002 movie Juwanna Mann lol

[@markmark2159]

@@miahjayShe probably on testosterone

[@tomfullery9710]

CBS should do a segment on the Merchant of Death. I'm sure we'd all like to know what he's been up to since his release.

[@bryantsteury8910]

I'm sure he's kept his nose totally clean, retired and taken up needlepoint

[@natashka1982]

Laughing at the US

[@Antony..24]

She/He starred in the 2002 movie Juwanna Mann lol

[@blessbaylor5064]

A whole dude!! Damn how dumb do they think we are?🤦🏾‍♂️

[@christru22]

damn bro she go deeper voice than me, we sure this aint a mans

[@CristinaSquad]

Duh it’s man not a women

[@naismith04]

Damn, y'all ignorant.

[@francisnichole5789]

What a great guy😮

[@antonioacevedo5200]

I wonder if it has any idea how many people actually wanted her kept in Russia. I guess they dismiss such thoughts as being racist. They always play that card.

[@superjackster0165]

Not to mention that she was gonna spend 10 years in a Russian Gulag for something that would be considered a misdemeanor in most states. You can't tell me that doesn't sound ridiculous

[@CB-so8xd]

​@@superjackster0165 all these dorks pretending the Soviet Union is still a thing

[@dt8762]

Wow that's a deep voice.

[@rogerbing5314]

That’s a dude

[@InsideLookingOut1]

​@@rogerbing5314 100%. Look at his interviews from 10 years ago. That's a boy.

[@susankando9320]

I saw this posted on another channel and thought it was edited or a deep fake. Wow what a deep voice.

[@dt8762]

@@susankando9320 I must know. Is it a real man or woman?

[@Antony..24]

She/He starred in the 2002 movie Juwanna Mann lol

[@lperks753]

Her voice blows my mind lol

[@EagleEye4118]

😂😂😂

[@revekat2053]

It’s because she’s 7 feet tall. What is she supposed to sound like? A church mouse?

[@real100talk5]

The Addams apples what blows my mind.

[@billjames1556]

You mean "his" voice.

[@curtisjimison9325]

she is a he thats why

[@jeff1506]

well at at least bud light still has a customer lol

[@TheQuadrant193]

this brotha is spot on

[@jasondylan9230]

Got dam, that voice. I wish i was one of those reporters. My question definitely would of been, can you say "luke I am your father" for us one time? 😂

[@mrhoneystinger3676]

Anyone else starting to think Britney went by Brian at some point?

[@333crt]

Don't break the law and you won't get arrested.

[@dannyballenger3340]

That's the way it's supposed to be

[@josuasanchez6334]

Does WNBA make any profit? The answer to that question is no. Back in 2018, current NBA commissioner Adam Silver spoke on the league's financial outlook. He cited that the WNBA has never once turned a profit. The league loses roughly 10 million dollars a year and lost close to $12 million in 2017.

[@bryantsteury8910]

26 years in a row and they're not coming close to breaking even

[@XCV7Y]

​​​@@bryantsteury8910 do you know for how many years women couldn't vote, work or make decisions about marriage and family, much less practice a sport? Dude 26 years to caught up is not enough time,.

[@BushidoVXX]

@@XCV7Y irrelevant. No one will ever care about women’s basketball.

[@XCV7Y]

@@BushidoVXX so you ask everybody in the world their opinion about WNBA and also travel in time and ask to future generations ? Damn you are fast, in fact what are you doing in YT you should be ruling the world 🤷🏻

[@bryantsteury8910]

@@XCV7Y They're an untenable league financially. They've had a quarter century to put together a solvent business model and are unable to do so. Tying in historical issues is fully irrelevant to current financial solvency.

[@wisethabrain1100]

I hope she learns about being grateful because it must be nice to get rescued by the same people u complain about..receive 6 figures from a non profiting company and still complain..hope she counts her blessings

[@markhill7418]

She never complained about the Biden administration......wasn't that who rescued her? Sure wasn't the American people......if it were up to the majority of people here she would still be in that Russian prison.

[@user-mh1rh3rz1c]

He

[@traceysisco5939]

HE

[@sws-vlogs]

Glad to see *HIM* back!

[@Justaman183]

Well, she’s a female.

[@Takster]

​@@Justaman183 nope that's a man

[@vizionclxps]

@@Takster why is her voice so deep damn

[@CristinaSquad]

@@Justaman183 nope that’s a man . Women don’t have a man voice

[@corynorris9486]

did she say anything about paul whelan? She should

[@robynnescott3664]

Good grief, she has on a shirt that says Bring Our Families Home, mentioned the person who runs the organization and referenced having her name as a platform for the issue.

[@corynorris9486]

@@robynnescott3664 yep still not enough i agree

[@veliahernandez6945]

Open your eyes 😂😂

[@DaveG-kb2sr]

​@robynnescott3664 most importantly she referenced her own name lol. She deserves every bit of flak coming her way.

[@davids9350]

Her voice makes James Earl Jones sound like a soprano.

[@chadfr1013]

I wonder if she'll respect the anthem this time around?

[@dextersnell4141]

The first one to without a problem now, I will bet on it...

[@revekat2053]

I wonder Will the republicans respect our voting system.

[@deedeemann8417]

Why should she? People in charge don’t respect the anthem!

[@andrewszombie]

​@Unfiltered y'all murdered five people and desecrated the seat of the United States Government but you're mad black people won't respect the Anthem due to police brutality ??? Have I got that right??

[@billjames1556]

I guess it all depends on if Democrats continue to run the mail-in ballot scam and the ballot "harvesting" scam.

[@dragsterguy38]

Cant believe we negotiated to get him back and not the Marine. Sad day in America

[@glennfabian]

I like his deep voice.

[@hotsauce8671]

Can't believe they let you out.... you was trying to be a drug dealer

[@RR-wc6nq]

Idk what this dude talking about but he seems determined to win

[@peterpohle9355]

Women sports are being attacked. What a shame for biological women, their day of achieving greatness in their sport is in jeopardy.

[@joeanderson8839]

I hope she doesn't go back to Russia.

[@poffo954]

He can, just dont try and bring drugs

[@anthonygrant2225]

And the funniest thing is that I watched Juwanna Mann the other night and thought about Griner.

[@imawesome1822]

Who is this guy ?

[@billjames1556]

He's back!!!

[@curtisjimison9325]

He sure is

[@dontrustwhiteyevery1]

She

[@hillbillyhippie4235]

@@dontrustwhiteyevery1 Nahhhhh

[@CristinaSquad]

@@dontrustwhiteyevery1 it’s he

[@alexjimenez771]

Lets not forget the worst draft in basketball history

[@coppertop-22]

Perfect trans woman for our cans!

[@jaisango]

Dam.. voice deeper than mine. 😮gotta be on that testosterone..gotta be..ain't no woman talking like that.

[@earthangel3240]

😂

[@Cobra-dp6bu]

Everyone should be charged in this scam

[@myself4198]

does she all of a sudden care about her country ? it's a scam show !

[@ericgonzalez4815]

15 years ago smuggling and using drugs as an athlete was frowned upon. Now it makes her a hero. Sick society.

[@Antony..24]

She/He starred in the 2002 movie Juwanna Mann lol

[@Apricityville]

You have literally said this like 56 times in the comments 😐

[@Beeeezyyy]

Who's here from back on figg? 🍊🍊🍊😂😂

[@Eighk47]

Lets get to that! 😂😂

[@cedricwade926]

They shoulda left her axx in Russia

[@superjackster0165]

Why

[@joeanderson8839]

It is time for women's basketball players to be paid like the men's league.

[@jerryrice2752]

😂

[@BushidoVXX]

Sure SJW

[@real100talk5]

That is a guy you van see the Adams apple.

[@blessbaylor5064]

💯💯

[@artaiyahgray323]

Hurst me that she had to go through that

[@Pvrplereign92]

Ohhh sht now. If i wasn't loooking up i would've thought that was a man. 😮

[@marvinhunt8276]

Her? That is laughable

[@josuasanchez6334]

Pointless to have WMBA!

[@kayladecodetalker]

How do people not realize this whole story is a joke?? Brittney Griner #42 was detained for exactly 42 weeks (2/17/22--12/8/22)..She was drafted #1 on Jackie Robinson day in 2013..Jackie #42..and then exactly 42 days later she got her WNBA debut on May 27th 2013...and remember during her "detainment", all WNBA players wore her jersey #42 for her during the WNBA all star game...a lot like how the MLB does for Jackie..it's all number rituals..like how her book "Coming Home" is releasing on the 128th day of the year (May 7th)..like the date she "came home" 12/8..Wake up to the mockery!

[@Yggdrasil1844]

Back to the gulag with you.

[@king305mia]

Brittney Griner, support for transgender athletes. Would be better if Brittney Griner was the first and many athletes to come to the NBA for Justice and equality. What I meant by saying women that who have transitioned into a man need to come over into male sports it will be equal.

[@traceysisco5939]

😂

[@castielvargastv7931]

This is a man anyone knows it

[@kkogburn]

Welcome home Brittney ❤❤

[@iancaen2977]

This drug trafficking dude in no hero...why does the media persist in revering this type of criminal behavior?

[@FriendlyAC130Online]

if taking a personal amount of marijuana is trafficking then most of America should be in federal prison.

[@FriendlyAC130Online]

if taking a personal amount of marijuana is trafficking then most of America should be in federal prison.

[@shalynn2577]

Because good is evil and evil is good now. Bible speaks about it, and now we are here.

[@FlyingCircusAct]

Honest question here, has Griner claimed to be a woman from birth? Or is Griner an open transgender?

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

Where did you come from? Where is that shore within you? Where are you rowing towards? Why? Why are you NOT confused and Lost? Who really speaks any Truth. Pride is NOT Humility. Who gave you, you on Earth? Where is the Origin and Source, ONLY?

[@dallaspaquette2013]

WE SHOULD OF TRADED FOR THE SOILDER !!!!

[@Clark-do7zb]

That’s definitely a dude.

[@blessbaylor5064]

💯💯

[@michaelwinkelman7165]

Trade her for the reporter held in Russia.

[@ricswart7769]

She should have been dismissed for taking drugs to Russia

[@EagleEye4118]

Most of us are confused 2 understand

[@ZombieGuy2401]

Thassa guy

[@real100talk5]

Lol Addams apple gives it away

[@blessbaylor5064]

‼️‼️

[@scottwyland9953]

We He/she stand for the anthem now?....

[@boobboobington8565]

Mr Griner doesn’t belong here in America anymore

[@tarataylor2135]

#WeAreBG 💜🧡

[@jerryrice2752]

Lzr

[@tarik6990]

Why does she act, look and sound like a male?

[@curtisjimison9325]

If it looks and acts like a duck then its a duck .

[@blessbaylor5064]

Because she's a, he🤷🏾‍♂️💯

[@jerryrice2752]

Cus it’s a pheg

[@CristinaSquad]

Becuz he’s a man not women

[@770MASTER]

Who this guy ?

[@averytaylor2001]

Whats up dude?

[@iNdUsTrIaLrOcKeR4U]

What is a business about? Its foundation?

[@DannyToldyaso]

Another rich person getting away with a crime cause they have money.

[@Liukanginthehouse]

She is a privileged black woman. it's unfortunate that she was exchanged for a merchant of death, it was a dumb and wasteful trade.

[@phantomphotography7392]

What's WNBA?

[@angelawalker1849]

It's that thing your mom likes

[@jasongamble3649]

That's a 100% A dude

[@calebcochrane]

Wow CBS is doing big numbers, 11k views in 3 days. I watch podcasts that most never heard of that get 20k in 3hrs. What a joke networks are now days, keep covering these hard hitting stories 😂

[@paulettechristian2020]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@miafrank1]

Wtf. Send that dude back

[@bphlatsax75]

I know if I were to have a conversation with her I would subconsciously use my deep voice too! 😉😉

[@BudzzableRides]

Okay kids learn from this! Spend more time hiding your weed when trying to smuggle it past border security in a foreign country! Then when you’re caught scream WRONGFUL DETAINMENT! Find lesson for today’s youth!

[@thechariotcard]

❤❤Welcome home!❤❤

[@trentonralph3774]

No need for a strap on shes already got the right utensils

[@relicofgold]

Welcome back!! Be well and I hope life/career go well for you!

[@emcchapp2219]

😳Brett’s cray

[@Itsago]

Whose voice she steal or too many weed carts ! Keep pushing my dude

[@yellowman9941]

Welcome back congratulations 🎉 🌹

[@mw2424]

​@Nest for openly pretending to be female 😅

[@jerryrice2752]

Pheg

[@Cobra-dp6bu]

So it ok for this dude to pretend to be a lesbian woman. What have this mans parents , teachers and society done? DO men want women invading their sports seems only fair.

[@blattimus]

So he went from being properly detained for drug smuggling, to returning to improperly play basketball against women. This isn’t really a triumphant story.

[@hannibalbrown]

That's a dude

[@jacquelinebrown1287]

Got to order the Book 📖 😊😅😂 happy your home congratulations on the baby 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤ to your wife ❤️ 😘

[@xz0]

his.....

[@thechariotcard]

Introduced by straight white men… what an honor… lol

[@revekat2053]

You people are obsessed with labels. Jesus Christ.

[@24KinfO]

No girl walks up steps like that lol. Boy bye. Russia didn't know what jail to put a transgender in, so they put him in a looking glass, as an exhibit. Like look at this, it’s a new animal lol. Smh.

[@jofindley1143]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@buddha9563]

ITZ MAAM

[@jaleeltabourn2839]

That is a man. The shoulders say it all, besides the voice

[@rogerbing5314]

And still nobody will watch the WNBA

[@mrhoneystinger3676]

I'd care, but more people will read this comment than watch the WNBA.

[@99schoolboy]

At 8:30 she says "To everyone who is wrongfully detained...stay strong, keep fighting, don't give up" because you are never getting the treatment like she did. A person who was found to have illegal drugs on her person/property, being RIGHTFULLY accused and got the royal treatment from the US, shown a great deal of support and traded for a criminal that is a threat to EVERYONE, hence the title "Merchant of Death". Where is the justice for those truly WRONGFULLY detained in Russia? If She really cared about anyone else, she would give up her salary and raise money for those held in Russia. Or trade places with them.

[@veliahernandez6945]

I'm pretty sure she's going to do more than you

[@hillbillyhippie4235]

Who cares ?

[@ValleyYungz]

Why is anyone listening to Griner , she’s obviously not very smart

[@1KEROGERS]

I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! I LOVE BG ♥♥♥♥♥

[@lindamcdaniel2419]

Should still be in Prison for breaking the law in Russia.Send him back.

[@dontrustwhiteyevery1]

​@@lindamcdaniel2419 her. That chick was born a woman

[@MsKarenlu1]

@@lindamcdaniel2419 might be a Russian misinformation not, or something else

[@vdub98]

Her lmao 😂😂😂😂

[@dr.butttoot9512]

Awesome you love someone who wants to take parental rights away, way to go 👏 👏 👏

[@jenjen2868]

I had no idea this was a dude til now 😂

[@gerarddobbins1151]

I thought she dated A. D. 🧐

[@lurlursalem1]

that's a dude

[@rocknrod32]

Ya not a guy, Nooooooo...

[@rgroppi1305]

No 🌭 in women’s sports.

[@m3ga824]

An anti American wants us to come to its games lol naw I’m good😂😂