Brittney Griner is on her way back to the US, where she owns a 3,000-square-foot property in sunny Arizona.
When she gets there, after an evaluation at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, the WNBA star’s home will be a far cry from where she was imprisoned – in a Russian penal colony known for harsh conditions.
Griner’s property, located in Phoenix, was newly built in 2018 when she purchased it for $475,000, records obtained by The Post show.
Features include an open entryway that leads to a den, living and formal dining areas, and a gourmet kitchen with an upgraded granite island, the previous listing says.
Today, the home is estimated to be worth nearly $900,000.
Newly released photos of Griner living in the all-women penal colony show her most recent reality, which included a kid-sized twin bed for her to sleep on. With a height of 6’9″, it’s unlikely she slept comfortably.
Griner served just under 10 months of her nine-year prison sentence for smuggling charges involving cartridges containing cannabis oil discovered in her bag at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport early this year.
The 32-year-old was swapped in exchange for “The Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout, who served 10 out of his 20-year prison sentence in America.
“She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” President Joe Biden said in remarks from the White House before 9 this morning, where he was joined by Griner’s wife, Cherelle. The two spoke with the Phoenix Mercury center over the phone, according to senior White House officials.
“She’s on her way home, after months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances,” Biden added. “Brittney will soon be back in the arms of…