Sports world reacts to Brittney Griner’s launch in U.S.-Russia prisoner trade
People woke as much as information Thursday that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been free of Russian imprisonment after almost 300 days and is on her method again to america following a one-for-one prisoner swap.
Nobody was as relieved as those that know Griner finest, together with her friends and colleagues across the girls’s basketball world, lots of whom spent a lot of the final 10 months advocating commonly for her launch.
Here is how these in that house reacted to the information that Griner is lastly coming residence.
God’s grace is SUFFICIENT! @brittneygriner is residence! I really like you BG!
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) December 8, 2022
BG is FREE!!! 294 days and he or she is coming residence!!! 😭🤍🙏🏻❤️
— Breanna Stewart (@breannastewart) December 8, 2022
After I inform you nothing might kill my vibe as we speak! My sis is coming residence 🙌🏾🫶🏾😁
BG is FREE 🙌🏾🥹
— Jonquel Jones (@jus242) December 8, 2022
Welcome residence, Brittney Griner 🤍 pic.twitter.com/ELtuqHiwXk
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) December 8, 2022
Over 270 days full of uncertainty and impatience, however hype it was labored out 🥺🫶🏾 #WeAreBG https://t.co/B2Jc6hWzhw
— Brianna Turner (@_Breezy_Briii) December 8, 2022
🙏🏾 https://t.co/KxUhWq3Fdc
— Chris Paul (@CP3) December 8, 2022
BG!!! I’m actually tearing up proper now!!! Religion man!!!! Thank God!!! My coronary heart simply dropped!!! Thanks to everybody that pushed FREE BG ❤️
At the moment appears like a vacation!
HAPPY BG DAY! 🫶🏾— Erica Wheeler (@EWeezy_For3eezy) December 8, 2022
The perfect information to start out our day with: lastly, our sister BG is coming residence!!
So grateful for all those that tirelessly labored to make this occur. Welcome residence, Brittney!!!!
— Chiney Ogwumike (@chiney) December 8, 2022
Completely cherished that Cherelle mentioned that as we speak our household is complete, however she and BG will proceed to advocate to assist convey others wrongfully detained together with Paul Whelan residence. 🤍
— Chiney Ogwumike (@chiney) December 8, 2022
BG is Free ❤️ https://t.co/lsqsPJjnGI
— Sue Chook (@S10Bird) December 8, 2022
BG is lastly coming residence!🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/WdAVrPe3H9
— Sandy Brondello (@SBrondello) December 8, 2022
Went from FREE BG to BG is FREE!! Will not he do it! 🙌🏾
— Shey Peddy (@SheyP11) December 8, 2022
Greatest information ever this am!
Welcome Residence BG! ❤️🙏🏽— Niele Ivey (@IrishCoachIvey) December 8, 2022
Brittney Griner is free!
After 294 days in Russian captivity, @POTUS negotiated a “one-for-one” prisoner swap.
Thanks to President Biden, and to all those that labored so laborious to safe her freedom.
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) December 8, 2022
!!!!!! https://t.co/zFJ1DMxp5t
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) December 8, 2022
FREED BG🙏🏽
— Trae Younger (@TheTraeYoung) December 8, 2022