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0:46Now PlayingBrittney Griner arrives in Texas after prisoner swap with Russia | USA TODAY
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0:46Now PlayingWNBA player Brittney Griner was charged with possessing cannabis oil in Russia and was exchanged with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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Brittney Griner arrived in the United States. It was the first time in almost 10 months the Phoenix Mercury star could say that. The two-time Olympic gold medalist landed early Friday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. She was released into U.S. custody a day earlier after spending that time in Russian prison for allegedly trying to bring vape cartridges filled with cannabis oil into the country on Feb. 17.
Following a trial legal experts classified as a "sham," Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony. The eight-time WNBA All-Star was transferred from her pre-trial detention facility to the penal colony last month after her appeal was denied.
One day after her emotional and dramatic release following a prisoner exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout, here is what we know about Griner and the deal that brought her home.
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