Vice President Harris was in the Phoenix Mercury locker room ahead of Brittney Griner's return to the basketball court.

Griner was arrested in February 2022 at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport after authorities discovered vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage. 

She was given a nine-year prison sentence, but President Biden pulled off a prisoner swap that returned Griner to the states.

Fifteen months after her arrest, she's back on the floor and Harris has made a visit to her.

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"Thank you for all that you did in supporting Brittney, because I know that was rough, and that was so difficult for you," Harris said.

Griner's release came with some backlash because she was brought home in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout while retired U.S. Marine Paul Whelan remained in a Russian jail.

Griner said she had a "harrowing experience" in Russia.

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"I arrived in Moscow to rejoin the UMMC Ekaterinburg basketball team and was immediately detained at the airport. That day was the beginning of an unfathomable period in my life which only now am I ready to share," Griner wrote in a post on Instagram. 

The WNBA posted a video of several Los Angeles Sparks players - Griner's opponent on Friday - discussing the WNBA star n a positive light on Thursday.

"What I love about having BG back on the floor is that basketball is her safe space," Sparks forward Chiney Ogwumike said in the video. "Growing up in Houston, Texas together alongside my sister, we followed her career closely, we supported each other, and just to have her back, it means the world to us."

Aside from the preseason, Friday marks Griner's first WNBA game since the 2021 Finals on Oct. 17 of that year.

EXCLUSIVE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political team hit back Friday night after Al Sharpton criticized the 2024 presidential hopeful during a eulogy for a man who died in the New York City subway system.

New York authorities said Jordan Neely, 30, died on May 1 from compression of the neck after he was placed in a chokehold by Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old Marine veteran, who is charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter.

DeSantis, also a veteran, praised Penny on Tuesday for taking action to protect others, saying, "I think to be able to step in as a good Samaritan and protect people — I think that that’s something that was the right thing to do. And I don’t think he should be prosecuted."

Sharpton gave a eulogy for Neely at Harlem’s Mount Neboh Baptist Church Friday morning, slamming DeSantis for his comments.

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"I know, Governor DeSantis, that you're putting black history and LGBTQ and Latino out of the school, but I have a Bible to put in the governor's office," Sharpton said. "Because apparently, you don't know what the Good Samaritan was. Jesus told the parable of the Good Samritan."

DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin slammed Sharpton for using his eulogy to attack the governor.

"Democrats never miss an opportunity to take a political jab and try to further divide our country — even at a funeral," Griffin told Fox News Digital. "Save your breath, Rev. Sharpton. These attacks simply don't work on Governor DeSantis. He is not afraid to speak the truth."

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Sharpton said during Neely's funeral that "they put their arms around all of us."

"We're not in here because of natural causes, we're here because of unnatural policies," Sharpton said.

Fox News' Adam Sabes contributed to this report.