WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday celebrated the release of American citizens from Russian custody in a historic prisoner swap.
Griner described their release as a “great day” when she spoke with reporters after the U.S. women’s basketball team beat Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Her team had just qualified for the quarterfinals. “We’ll talk more about it later. But head over heels happy for the families right now,” said Griner, according to the Associated Press. “Any day that Americans come home, that’s a win.
That’s a win.” Griner spoke with reporters hours after Russia and Belarus released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S.