The 6 best moments from Brittany Griner's first press conference since returning from detainment in Russia

What Brittney Griner is doing right now is nothing short of amazing. Period.

The Phoenix Mercury center just returned from being wrongfully detained in Russia for 10 months at the tail end of 2022. Today, she's gearing up for the WNBA season with the Mercury just five months later.

Not only that, but she's also somehow openly talking about her traumatic experience. Griner spoke to the media on Thursday for the first time since her return and she did it with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye.

She was incredibly candid about the circumstances and her feelings after making it through everything she'd experienced. And, honestly, it was nothing short of admirable.

Here are the 7 best moments from the press conference.

She gave her wife, Cherelle, praise for her hard work

Griner's biggest advocate while she was being wrongfully detained was her wife, Cherelle. She kept the pressure on while Brittney was detained and was the first person to find out when she was coming back.

So Griner praised her during the press conference and it was such a sweet moment.

She talked about staying resilient

ESPN's Holly Rowe asked Griner how she managed to stay so resilient during her detainment and was moved to tears. Then, Griner also began crying as she answered the question and did her best to explain her mentality.

She said "I'm not stranger to hard times" and then got choked up.

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That's a tough situation to be in for Griner and for other WNBA players who continue to play overseas.

Seeing Diana Taurasi when she first got back

Diana Taurasi was the first teammate Griner saw upon her return to the United States because, well, of course she was.

Griner said seeing DT brought her some relief.

She also called Diana a walking fossil.

That's definitely going to go over well in practice.

She dunked on her wife

Literally. Brittney Griner dunked on her wife. She was asked about her first experience picking up a ball when she came back to the U.S. and she said it felt good.

She also hilariously threw in the fact that her wife was on the wrong end of it all.

"I thought I was, like, 16 again. My ankles didn't like it. It was good. I threw it down just to see. I was like 'Let me see if I can still throw this thing down.' And I did. You have to ask...That's a good question for my wife. Ask her how it felt to get dunked on. Oops. Did I say that out loud?" 

El. Oh. El.

She said she would continue to advocate for other detainees as well

One of the points of controversy in Griner's return home for some people was the fact that there were other prisoners who were also wrongfully detained by Russian authorities who weren't also brought home. Specifically, Paul Whelan, who was detained by Russian authorities back in 2018.

To be clear, that's not on Griner. It's not a decision for her to make. It's fine to be thankful that Griner is home and still advocate for other prisoners, too. That's exactly what Griner said she's doing in her press conference.

Griner said her team is already in touch with Whelan's and are working together to share information and find solutions.

That's the best we can ask for.