Brittney Griner

Sports world cheers Brittney Griner's release from Russian custody

December 09, 2022

Sports world cheers Brittney Griner's release from Russian custody

Celebration and relief reverberated through the tight-knit world of US women's basketball whose members had rallied for her release for months.

December 08, 2022
US basketball star Griner released in prisoner swap from Russian custody: Joe Biden

The Russian foreign ministry said it traded Griner for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, a former arms dealer. The swap occurred at the Abu Dhabi airport in the UAE, Russian news agencies said.
November 10, 2022
Biden expects Russia to talk more seriously about prisoner swap for Griner

Last week, Russian authorities transferred Griner from a detention center outside Moscow and she is now on her way to an undisclosed penal colony, her legal team said on Wednesday.
October 26, 2022
Russian court dismisses US basketball star Griner's appeal against 9-year sentence

Griner and her lawyers had asked for acquittal or at least a reduction in her sentence, which they said was disproportionate to the offence and at odds with Russian judicial practice.