Brittney Griner was back in the U.S. and resting up as she was returned in a 1-for-1 prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout and her agent shed some light on her doings.
returned to the U.S. on Friday when she landed at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, months after she was arrested and sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug smuggling.
The Detroit Pistons organization paid tribute to the recent release of wrongfully detained WNBA player Brittney Griner from Russia before an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Detroit. Now back home, Griner will take some time to get better acquainted with her surroundings. Her return to professional basketball was not immediately clear.
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, sits inside a defendants' cage during the reading of the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow Aug. 4, 2022.
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