Brittney Griner: ‘Head over heels’ for Americans coming home in prisoner swap

Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan are back home after historic prisoner swap

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskovich, former Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed back in the U.S. late Thursday night.

Brittney Griner says she’s ‘overwhelmed with joy’ for Americans freed from Russia in prisoner swap

WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife said in a post on Instagram Thursday that they “are overwhelmed with joy and relief” for the Americans recently released in a prisoner swap with Russia. “The Biden-Harris [Administration] showed true leadership once again by doing whatever it took to bring Americans home. Every American returned is a…

Brittney Griner ‘head over heels happy’ over American returns of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

The two-time Olympic gold medalist went through her own high-profile prisoner exchange with Russia in 2022.

WNBA's Brittney Griner Reacts To Marine Paul Whelan's Release From Russian Captivity

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is celebrating the release of U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, 54, after a deal was announced to release Whelan from Russian detainment. Whelan, long held in Russian captivity for "spying," was released as part of a major trade. Also included in the swap with Russia was Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who was arrested in 2023 for espionage and recently sentenced to 16 years in a Russian pen…

Basketball-Griner welcomes release of Americans in prisoner swap

LILLE, France - U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was released from detention in Russia in a prisoner swap in 2022, has welcomed the return of Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in a similar deal on Thursday.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

Brittney Griner says she’s ‘head over heels’ for Americans coming home in prisoner swap with Russia

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Brittney Griner knows only too well the swirling emotions of being involved in a prisoner swap, and she said Thursday night she is “head over heels” that fellow Americans are coming home from Russia. “Great day. It’s a great day. It’s a great day,” Griner said after the U.S. women beat Belgium 87-74 to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the Paris Olympics. “We’ll talk more about it later. But head-over-heels happy for the…