{"id":3730,"date":"2024-08-11T18:18:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T18:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2024-08-11T18:18:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T18:18:53","slug":"video-everyone-was-saying-the-same-thing-after-brittney-griners-reaction-to-the-american-national-anthem-at-the-olympics-was-caught-on-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3730","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Everyone Was Saying The Same Thing After Brittney Griner\u2019s Reaction To The American National Anthem At The Olympics Was Caught On Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/brittney-griner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner<\/a>\u00a0was extra emotional when the American national anthem played after Team USA\u2019s win over France in Sunday\u2019s gold medal game at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. women\u2019s team followed their male compatriots, winning gold with a marginal 67-66 scoreline. The Americans trailed by as much as eight points during the second half but rallied back to give themselves a chance.<\/p>\n<p>They held a three-point lead with time running out. France\u2019s Gabby Williams scored a long bank shot at the buzzer, but it would only count as a two-pointer as her feet were adjudged to have been over the line.<\/p>\n<p>The victory handed Team USA an eighth straight Olympic gold medal, and Griner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1822671046475976785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">could not hold back the tears<\/a>\u00a0while the United States anthem played during the medal ceremony. Check her out below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After Team USA&#8217;s win in women&#8217;s basketball, the Star-Spangled Banner rings out one last time at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ParisOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParisOlympics<\/a>. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ede9dTQfsq\">pic.twitter.com\/ede9dTQfsq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/1822671046475976785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a>\u00a0star had previously planned to boycott the anthem but has had a change of heart since she was freed from a Russian jail via a prisoner exchange between America and Russia.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<h2 id=\"h-fans-wanted-to-join-brittney-griner-in-crying-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fans Wanted To Join Brittney Griner In Crying<\/h2>\n<p>Brittney Griner\u2019s reaction attracted several comments on social media, with fans claiming to be just as emotional after watching her.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201coh BG \ud83e\udd7a cannot imagine what that moment felt like for her. after EVERYTHING. Wow,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0one wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBG got me over here crying,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBrittney has me crying!\u00a0 #TeamUSA,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBG- in tears, hand over hear heart. She has distinct knowledge what99% of Americans will probably never comprehend: truly grateful to be an American\u2764\ufe0f,\u201d one comment read.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSeeing Britney Griner tear up like that after everything she went through, she probably thought she\u2019d never hear it again,\u201d someone suggested. \u201cNever thought she\u2019d ever get to play again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brittney Griner admitted that hearing the national anthem\u00a0<em>\u201chit different\u201d<\/em>\u00a0after she returned home from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like when you go for the Olympics, you\u2019re sitting there, about to get gold put on your neck, the flags are going up, and the anthem is playing, it just hits different,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also admitted that the opportunity to represent Team USA again meant everything.<\/p>\n<p>It must mean a lot more now, given that it\u2019s culminated in a gold medal win. The women\u2019s team will be on the hunt for a ninth straight win when the games come to the States in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittney Griner\u00a0was extra emotional when the American national anthem played after Team USA\u2019s win over France in Sunday\u2019s gold medal game at the Olympics. 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