Brittney Griner is back representing the United States in the Olympics. The veteran center is once again going to play for Team USA, which will be defending its gold in the Paris summer games.
Griner is not taking for granted the opportunity the play for Team USA, especially after all the trials she went through in the past just to play basketball again.
Via The Associated Press (h/t ESPN):
Griner, wearing her No. 15 USA jersey before the team played at the All-Star Game on Saturday, said she gets chills now just putting it on.
“It means everything to me honestly,” Griner told The Associated Press in an interview. “For me to now have the honor to wear it again and potentially win gold is icing on the cake for everything.”
The Phoenix Mercury star showed her readiness for the Paris games with a solid and efficient performance in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game. Griner scored 10 points off the bench on 5/7 shooting from the field to go with seven rebounds in just 14 minutes of action. She will be backing up two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player A’ja Wilson, but should still see ample minutes on the floor in the Olympics.
Griner has won two Olympic golds with Team USA, the first one in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and the second one in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Griner and Team USA will play Germany in a tuneup game this Tuesday in London before heading to Paris.
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