Brittney Griner made a live TV appearance for the first time since being released from a Russian prison. The WNBA star appeared at the 54th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday.
With the likes of Serena Williams, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade in the crowd, Griner and her wife, Cherelle, received a standing ovation.
Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February 2022 for carrying cannabis oil, which she said was prescribed to treat pain. Griner was later convicted of trying to smuggle drugs into the country and sentenced to nine years in prison.
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