WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian prison in a prisoner swap, according to multiple news sources, including President Joe Biden.
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley was among several in the sports world advocating for her release, and she put out an official statement on Thursday about the news.
“It’s an incredible day — we are so thankful to have our sister and friend coming home!” Staley wrote. “Thanks first to God, who I believe has always had a plan for Brittney; thanks to the work of the Biden Administration — President (Joe) Biden, Vice President (Kamala) Harris, Secretary (Antony) Blinken and more — and thanks to everyone who kept her name and story in the public eye during her detainment.
