pmc editorial manager

Brittney Griner once suggested that the WNBA shouldn't play the national anthem. She also walked off the court before the anthem was played during a 2020 game.

But Griner spent nearly 10 months in prison in Russia after being arrested on drug charges in February 2022. She was released in a prisoner exchange after serving time in a gulag.

Since his return, Griner appears to have softened his stance on the anthem's meaning.