Brittney Griner is finally free from Russian prison.
After serving 9 months in Russian prison after being charged for drug smuggling, Griner was freed in a prisoner exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout, better known as the “Merchant of Death”
US officials: Russia frees WNBA player Brittney Griner in prisoner swap, with US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. pic.twitter.com/JEsGaOfFiu
— ESPN (@espn) December 8, 2022
MORE: To secure Griner’s return, Biden has freed arms dealer Viktor Bout. Bout gained infamy as the “Merchant of Death” & was found guilty for conspiring to sell AK-47’s that would’ve been used to kill DEA agents.
— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) December 8, 2022
Here’s how social media reacted to Griner’s release.
https://twitter.com/exavierpope/status/1600843065291603968
WNBA player for the Merchant of Death. This tops the Vikings-Cowboys Herschel Walker trade. Unreal.
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) December 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/Mikeyrockss_/status/1600841119167832065
Happy she’s coming home but this doesn’t seem like a fair trade. The movie Lord of War was based on Bout. His nickname is the merchant of death…he was traded for a basketball player who got busted with an empty cannabis cartridge… https://t.co/ZMHX852SEx
— JC Allen (@JCAllenNFL) December 8, 2022
They traded the Merchant of Death for a WNBA player that hates this country?
The USA got fleeced https://t.co/U9TeVtYJJs
— Qura (@Qurandale) December 8, 2022
