Brittney Griner, lower than 6 weeks after she was sprung from a Russian penal colony, shocked a gaggle of individuals gathered for an MLK day march in Phoenix … on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 94th birthday.

The Phoenix Mercury famous person hit up the occasion together with her spouse, Cherelle … and took pics with followers, who had been visibly elated to see the hooper.

Of course, states have fun MLK Jr. Day on the third Monday in January … a day to recollect one of the crucial influential civil rights leaders within the historical past of the world.

FYI, Arizona was the final state to acknowledge MLK Jr. Day (1992) after President Ronald Reagan signed a legislation making it a federal vacation in 1983 (although it was first noticed in 1986.)

Brittney, in fact, has a particular relationship with Arizona … she’s performed her total WNBA profession with the Mercury after dominating in school at Baylor.

Griner missed the 2021-22 WNBA season … after she was arrested for carrying marijuana vape cartridges (cannabis oil) by an airport in Russia in February.

After 10+ grueling months in a Russian penal colony, Brittney was launched in a prisoner change for infamous Russian arms supplier Viktor Bout.

The 6’9″ hooper returned to the United States sporting a unique look — compelled to lower her dreads due to the brutally chilly temperatures in Russia — and has maintained a low profile since her launch.