"Well, I can say for me, I'm never going overseas to play again unless I'm representing my country at the Olympics," she said. At a morning press conference in Phoenix Arizona, Brittney Griner talked publicly about her return to the Phoenix Mercury. This comes ahead of her first season back on the court after she spent nearly 10 months in a Russian prison. It is the first time the public is hearing from Griner in a formal press conference, and after an issue with the audio, she thanked everyone who helped her release from a Russian prison. While the team said that she couldn’t reveal details surrounding her arrest, Griner explained that during those 10 months detained, it was thinking of her family and her wife Cherelle that kept her motivated. Griner told reporters on that she has no plans to return to play overseas in the off-season, except if the opportunity to participate in the Olympics arises again. She said that she would consider it to represent her country. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/brittney-griner-memoir-russian-captivity/507-3d929ce9-b70a-4a2c-ba92-fa7cc8c81776 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay