Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner got honest about the tribute her former Phoenix Mercury franchise gave her.

Brittney Griner played 11 years with the Phoenix Mercury before joining Atlanta Dream in free agency. The Mercury honored ...

On Wednesday, Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner made her first return to Phoenix since leaving the Mercury in free agency, ...

Brittney Griner had 17 points and eight rebounds against her former team as the Dream beat the Mercury on Wednesday.

“It’s been 153 nights now that [Griner] has been wrongfully detained thousands of miles away from home,” Diggins-Smith said. “Away from her family, away from her friends, away from her team.

“It’s been 153 nights now that [Griner] has been wrongfully detained thousands of miles away from home,” Diggins-Smith said. “Away from her family, away from her friends, away from her team.

“It’s been 153 nights now that [Griner] has been wrongfully detained thousands of miles away from home,” Diggins-Smith said. “Away from her family, away from her friends, away from her team.

“It’s been 153 nights now that [Griner] has been wrongfully detained thousands of miles away from home,” Diggins-Smith said. “Away from her family, away from her friends, away from her team.

“It’s been 153 nights now that [Griner] has been wrongfully detained thousands of miles away from home,” Diggins-Smith said. “Away from her family, away from her friends, away from her team.