WNBA starBrittney Grinerstood for thenational anthemFriday before her teams game against the Los Angeles Sparks.
The action marked the first time in years Griner has stood for the anthem.
What I went through and everything, it just means a little bit more to me now.
Brittney GrinerPhoto by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images
So I want to be able to stand.
I was literally in a cage and could not stand the way I wanted to.
Now everybody that will not stand or not come out, I totally support them 100%.
Thats our right, as an American in this great country, she said.
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Griner said her ordeal in Russian prison has instilled a new sense of gratitude.
Tomorrow is not guaranteed, you dont know what its going to look like.
I feel a lot older somehow, too.
