Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months detained in Russia, said she is 'head over heels' after the release of Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, who were freed from Russia in a prisoner swap.
WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months detained in Russia, said she is 'head over heels' after the release of Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, who were freed from Russia in a prisoner swap.'Great day,' Griner said from Paris, where she is competing in women's basketball for Team USA at the Olympics. 'I'm head-over-heels happy for the families right now. Any day that Americans come home, that's a win.
The WNBA star was released in December 2022 after U.S. officials agreed to swap her for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.Griner told 'Good Morning America' co-anchor Robin Roberts earlier this year she expected to also see Whelan there when she was boarding the plane to leave Russia.'When I walked on and I didn't see him, I was like, 'OK, maybe I'm early. Maybe he's next. Maybe they are going to bring him next,'' she said of Whelan.
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