Brittney Griner arrived in the U.S. early Friday, landing at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas. The WNBA star, who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for notorious international arms dealer Viktor Bout, bringing an end to an ordeal that sparked intense high-level negotiations between the Washington and the Moscow to secure her freedom. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, tweeted, "So happy to have Brittney back on U.S. soil. Welcome home BG!" Per standard procedure for freed U.S. prisoners, Griner was expected to quickly undergo a medical evaluation. President Biden announced Griner's impending return Thursday morning at the White House, saying, "She's safe. She's on a plane. She's on her way home." "After months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances, Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones and she should have been there all alo