The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said on Friday it was difficult to find the words to describe his feelings, in an interview with the state-run news outlet RT after being freed by the United States in exchange for U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner.

Russian state media on Friday lauded President Vladimir Putin for "winning" a prisoner exchange with the United States by swapping U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that ultimately an agreement would need to be struck to end fighting in Ukraine, nearly ten months after the Kremlin launched its "special military operation" there. French energy group TotalEnergies said earlier that it was withdrawing its representatives from the board of Russian gas…

In pregame remarks, #Rockets coach Stephen Silas showed support for the release of native Houstonian Brittney Griner. “It’s a great day, and I’m so happy for her,” Silas said.

Curry opened his speech at the 2022 SI’s Sportsperson of the Year Awards by expressing his thoughts on Griner’s return home.

The WNBA star was released from Russian custody Thursday after 294 days.