WNBA Star Brittney Griner Arrives In San Antonio After Prisoner Swap

American basketball star Brittney Griner gets out of a plane after landing at the JBSA-Kelly Field Annex runway on December 9, 2022 in San Antonio. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

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WNBA star Brittney Griner is back in the U.S. after being held for nine months in Russia. The 32-year-old Phoenix Mercury center arrived in San Antonio, Texas early this morning. She's now at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where the government often sends people who need to be debriefed or who require sensitive medical care after going through an ordeal like Griner's time in Russian custody. She was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Thursday.

The plane carrying WNBA Star Brittney Griner arrives at the JBSA-Kelly Field Annex runway on December 08, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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