it s been 474 days since britney griner played a professional competitive game. and last, night fans got to see history being made here in los angeles. this wasn t just a game. this was a celebration at crypto arena. as you can see the video there, the vice president who is from los angeles, also got to meet with griner and a team beforehand, inside the locker room, she tweeted that britney s grace, courage and determination and determination is an inspiration to all. now, just a little bit of, stocks griner fired to mariah jefferson, who hit a three pointer to open the game against the los angeles sparks. she also went two for three with three rebounds into block shots. that s only in the first four minutes. it s a remarkable. back story, here griner was detained in a russian prison for ten months. after authorities in russia found vape cartridges in her luggage back in february last year. they said that contained vape
detention. she s due to arrive in san antonio after a flight from moscow to abu dhabi to the u.s. cnn has a crew on the scene ready to bring any updates. from there griner will be taken to a nearby army medical center that specializes in the treenlt of torture and other issues. reporter: the dramatic moment of the high stakes prisoner swap. brittney griner in the red coat walking towards the american plane. coming towards them, state department official roger carstens viktor bout. griner is shown leaving russian detention and boarding the plane in the snow. her passport returned, griner smiles knowing she s heading home. are you ready for the flight? yes. congratulations again. back in the u.s. griner s
land soon in texas after spending the past ten months in russian custody. she s due to arrive there in san antonio after a flight from moscow to abu dhabi and then onto the u.s. cnn has a crew on the scene ready to bring you any updates. from there griner will go to a nearby army medical center for evaluation. russia has agreed to swap grainer forearms trafficker viktor bout. paul whelan imprisoned in russia for the past four years wasn t part of the deal. i would say that if a message could go to president biden that, you know, this is a precarious situation that needs to be resolved quickly and i would hope that he and his administration would do everything they could to get me home, regardless of the price they might have to pay at this point. president joe biden vowed the