Kevin Durant video embracing Brittney Griner at Phoenix Suns facility brings out smiles
Need something to cheer you up?
The Phoenix Mercury shared a video of Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant and Mercury star Brittney Griner recently embracing at the Suns and Mercury practice facility on social media on Wednesday.
The post was simple, with the caption: "All love between BG x KD (heart emoji) It’s a new dawn in the desert," with a 16-second video of Durant and Griner hugging below it.
That will do the trick.
The post quickly spread on Twitter, with the video receiving close to a million views as of Thursday morning.
The Mercury's post has also been viewed close to 350,000 times.
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All love between BG x KD 🧡
It’s a new dawn in the desert. pic.twitter.com/OOeZqavWQV— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) March 1, 2023
🥺💜🧡
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 1, 2023
Durant made his debut for the Suns on Wednesday night in a 105-91 win over the Hornets in Charlotte, scoring 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting in 27 minutes of action.
Griner is currently preparing for the Mercury's 2023 season after being released from Russia in December in a prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout after being detained in the country for 294 days.
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She's here.
Brittney Griner. #Mercury. pic.twitter.com/t7ilowsJhe— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) February 23, 2023
“It’s unreal,” Suns player Deandre Ayton recently said of Griner. “Just watching her and seeing the reactions on her face. Her just being back and trying to get back in shape and just loving the game she loves to do. You can tell her mind is free.”
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