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Brittney Griner to stand for the national anthem this WNBA season

WNBA star Brittney Griner has announced her intention to stand for the national anthem this basketball season:

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It’s a pretty big change from her attitude prior to her months-long incarceration in a Russian prison. From Fox News:

WNBA star Brittney Griner intends to stand for the national anthem during the upcoming season after spending nearly 10 months in a Russian prison, according to her agent.

Griner made headlines last week when she returned to game action with the Phoenix Mercury for the first time since the 2021 WNBA Finals.

Prior to the preseason tilt, Griner and her teammates stood for the national anthem, with Griner saying the anthem “definitely hit different” following her incarceration in Russia.

It was an about-face from the basketball star, who stated in July 2020 that she didn’t feel the national anthem should be played during the WNBA season, adding that she would not be on the court for the anthem if it continued to be played before games.

It’s unfortunate that being stripped of her freedoms in a foreign land is what it took for Griner to appreciate what a blessing it is to live in this country, but it does seem she’s learned her lesson:

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Griner’s own words on the change of heart:

“You have the right to protest, the right to able to speak out, question, challenge and do all these things,” Griner said, according to ESPN. “What I went through and everything, it just means a little bit more to me now. So I want to be able to stand. I was literally in a cage [in Russia] and could not stand the way I wanted to.

“Just being able to hear my national anthem, see my flag, I definitely want to stand. Now everybody that will not stand or not come out, I totally support them 100 percent. That’s our right, as an American in this great country.”

Amen.

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