The Phoenix Mercury officially re-signed Brittney Griner for the upcoming WNBA season, the team announced Tuesday.
The 32-year-old center was a free agent before she re-signed with her former team on a one-year deal.
Mercury general manager Jim Pitman said it was “a great day for all of us” in announcing Griner’s signing.
“We missed BG every day that she was gone and, while basketball was not our primary concern, her presence on the floor, in our locker room, around our organization, and within our community was greatly missed,” Pitman said in a statement.
“We will continue to use the resources of our organization to support her, on and off the floor, and we are thrilled for her that she gets to return to basketball, which she loves so dearly,” he continued….