‘Day of joy’ as freed Griner makes WNBA return

BRITTNEY Griner made an emotional return to women’s basketball yesterday, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years following her incarceration in Russia.

Griner, who was released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year, made her first appearance in a WNBA game in 579 days as the Phoenix Mercury faced the Los Angeles Sparks in a season opener in California.