The WNBA is back in action on Friday, and all eyes will be on one of the league’s top players as she makes her long-awaited return to the court.
Brittney Griner missed the entire WNBA season last year after being detained at a Russian airport in February 2022. After nearly 10 months, she returned to the U.S. last December as part of a prisoner swap, but she still had to wait a bit longer before getting back to basketball.
A preseason matchup on May 12 marked Griner’s first game in 572 days dating back to Game 4 of the 2021 WNBA Finals. Now, the seven-time All-Star will make her official return on the opening night of the new season.
Here is how to tune in for Griner’s 2023 debut:
Griner and the Phoenix Mercury will start the 2023 WNBA season against the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday, May 19. The game will tip-off at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.
Friday’s Mercury-Sparks game will be nationally televised on ESPN.
The game will be streamed on Watch ESPN.
Griner will have a chance to play in front of her home fans when the Mercury face the Chicago Sky in Phoenix on Sunday, May 21.
Led by Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith, the Mercury eked into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed with a 15-21 record. The team lost to the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces in the first round.
The Sparks are looking to turn things around after finishing with the second-worst record in the WNBA last season at 13-23. The team made a switch at head coach this offseason, bringing in former Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller to take over for Derek Fisher.
Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner addressed the media on Thursday.
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