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Chris Paul, Bradley Beal, Swin Cash, and other NBA and WNBA stars reacted to Brittney Griner's release from Russia.

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Brittney Griner's release from Russia was warmly welcomed in the NBA and WNBA world, as many athletes reacted to the news.

"Tear of Joy," tweeted 3-time WNBA champion Swin Cash. "To GOD be the glory."

"!!!!!!" wrote Bradley Beal.

"BG is free!! This day couldn't have started better, and I'm so glad this happened before the holidays," tweeted WNBA All-Star Satou Sabally.

"God is good! Thankful and grateful to have her home safe in America," said the Dallas Wings guard Marina Mabrey.

Griner was freed in exchange for an arms dealer Viktor Bout. The procedure was successfully performed at the Abu Dhabi airport, RIA Novosti report.

US President Joe Biden has terminated Bout's 25-year prison sentence. Additionally, Biden spoke to Griner by phone, a White House official said to CBS News. The call happened in the Oval Office, where the president was joined by Cherelle Griner, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Griner's health will be evaluated following the swap, per standard procedure.

Bout has spent the past 12 years in an American jail for conspiring to support terrorists and kill American citizens.

"She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home," President Biden tweeted.

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