The Release of Brittney Griner from Russia
She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas.
She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2,000 points and block 500 shot
The Texas basketball star was first detained in February
Brittney Griner, a Houston native, has been released from Russian custody in a prisoner exchange
President Joe Biden said Thursday morning.
Biden said he spoke with Griner on the phone to Thrusday and that he was "in good spirits".
Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February on drugs charge
Vape cartridges containing small amounts of cannabis oil were found in Griner's luggage
She pleaded guilty but said it was an honest mistake.
Don Staley, who coached Griner at the Tokyo Olympics, also had an emotional reaction to Thursday's news.