Team USA 'super happy' for Griner after Russia imprisonment
A'ja Wilson and Cheryl Reeve discuss the emotions Britney Griner went through after winning Gold at Paris 2024
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00:00I mean this is a huge moment for BG we all know what she was going through so
00:04to her to be celebrated in this space it was so good just to see her happy seeing
00:10us win for her playing back into the swing of things because when you're
00:14thinking about someone that's a warrior that's a trooper that's gonna be there
00:17no matter what and it's a consistent in it as a true professional is BG and so
00:22she showed that tonight she shows that always in our game so for her to have
00:25that moment I'm sure it's super special for her and her family and it goes a
00:30long way and something that we don't take for granted or lightly when it
00:32comes to her so I'm grateful to share the locker room share the court with her
00:36but also to have these moments with her as well we checked in you know with her
00:40we were worried about her we had an Olympic qualifying tournament going over
00:43to Belgium where you know she initially was gonna come and then just had you
00:48know just had some time that you know maybe she just needed a little more time
00:51more than what she thought when you see BG around the team her outward she's
00:57okay you know that inside you know there's a lot going on there but she
01:01always presents as Asia shared that her very best version of herself despite all
01:09that she went through and she is thankful to be here she was so thankful
01:13to be here and so to see her move through that journey you know I was sort
01:18of concerned you know about being in this space but she handled everything
01:21terrifically and you know I think we all should just keep checking on her because
01:25you know it's it's unfathomable what she went through