Brittney Griner was arrested in Moscow for possessing marijuana vape cartridges in February.
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Brittney Griner is a two time Olympic gold medalist and six time WNBA All-Star. She was found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison in August.
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But her legal team continued to fight, working to appeal the decision. Finally Biden government had made a deal with Russia to bring Brittney back in a prisoner exchange.
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The U.S. released convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout back to Russia in exchange for the WNBA star.
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Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle shared how emotional it was to see the WNBA star back in the United States in a new interview with People on Tuesday, December 27.
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Cherelle said that after waiting for medical personnel to give Brittney, the okay to deplane, they were both taken by a whirlwind of emotions.
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After 10 months apart, Cherelle revealed that she was overwhelmed with emotion that her wife had returned home, after being arrested on drug charges in Russia.
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We were both Brittny Griner and Cherelle just instantly crying,” she told the outlet.
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I was standing there full of tears and someone ran over and handed me a handkerchief. I definitely needed it.
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Cherelle Griner recalled the emotional moment that she and the WNBA star first saw each other, after Brittney was released from a Russian prison.
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