Spending a couple of months in a Russian prison things change.
The Phoenix Mercury star lined up with her teammates for the national anthem pre-game.
“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 the gold put on your neck, the flags are going up, and the anthem is playing, it just hits different.
Being her today….it means a lot.” Maybe the kneeling for the national anthem is not the same.
