By BOOM Team Jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner was released on Thursday after spending almost a year in the Russian prison. Griner was released in exchange for Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer, also known as the “Merchant of Death” and had reportedly been in US jail for 12 years. Griner was arrested from the Moscow airport in February for allegedly carrying cannabis oil. “I’m glad to say Brittney’s in good spirits… she needs time and space to recover,” US President Joe Biden said after the prisoner exchange in Abu Dhabi. Biden added that Griner was being flown back to her home an…