Cherelle Griner reflects on wife returning home
Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington, with President Joe Biden, right, and Vice President Kamala Harris. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky / Associated Press
Cherelle Griner reflects on wife returning home
Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington, with President Joe Biden, right, and Vice President Kamala Harris. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky / Associated Press

The Biden Administration announced her release as part of a prisoner exchange. The U.S released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Reset talks with two sports reporters about Griner’s release and what impact her detention has had on WNBA players who routinely play in Russian basketball leagues in the offseason. 

GUESTS: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor Annie Costabile, sports reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times


Cherelle Griner reflects on wife returning home
Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington, with President Joe Biden, right, and Vice President Kamala Harris. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky / Associated Press
Cherelle Griner reflects on wife returning home
Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington, with President Joe Biden, right, and Vice President Kamala Harris. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky / Associated Press

The Biden Administration announced her release as part of a prisoner exchange. The U.S released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Reset talks with two sports reporters about Griner’s release and what impact her detention has had on WNBA players who routinely play in Russian basketball leagues in the offseason. 

GUESTS: Cheryl Raye-Stout, WBEZ sports contributor Annie Costabile, sports reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times