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WNBA star Brittney Griner — who was freed Thursday from a Russian prison in a controversial and high-profile prisoner swap — is back in the United States at an Army medical facility in San Antonio where she is undergoing a freed prisoner reintegration program.
The basketball superstar is now at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where she’s expected to undergo “extensive health evaluation” and be screened for things like anemia, electrolyte imbalances, infections and any injuries sustained while in Russian custody, according to San Antonio station KENS5.
“For someone who’s returned from overseas imprisonment, military hospitals like Brooke Army Medical Center are a place to focus on physical and mental health,” Dr. Ralph Riviello of UT Health San Antonio told the local station.
Griner had been playing pro basketball in Moscow but was stopped by authorities in February as she returned through Moscow airport.
Authorities found she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil, which is strictly outlawed in Russia — a country with very strict drug laws. She was later given a nine-year sentence and sent to a penal colony.
