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WNBA season tips off: Brittney Griner makes emotional return

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Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury handles the ball against Elizabeth Williams #1 of the Chicago Sky during the first half of the WNBA game at Footprint Center on May 21, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury handles the ball against Elizabeth Williams #1 of the Chicago Sky during the first half of the WNBA game at Footprint Center on May 21, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The new season of the WNBA tipped off this weekend. It is set to be the most watched season yet according to those who track the popularity of the sport.

A big part of that growing popularity is the return of Brittney Griner — the star player returning to the Phoenix Mercury after enduring a harrowing stay in Russian detention.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd was at her first home game on Sunday night. He joins host Scott Tong with the latest on her emotional homecoming.

This segment aired on May 22, 2023.

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