Brittney Griner is a WNBA superstar playing for the Phoenix Mercury. In 2022 she was arrested in Russia for the possession of a cannabis vape cartridge.
Griner was released in a prisoner exchange program between the USA and Russia after being imprisoned for 10 months. Throughout her imprisonment and since returning home, she has been subject to increased media attention. Now Griner is capitalizing on all that attention. Griner has just signed a deal with ESPN, Disney and ABC for multiple projects. That includes a documentary, exclusive interviews and possibly additional content in the future.
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Her return to the WNBA was a disappointment, with her Phoenix Mercury finishing 9-31 in the standings. Despite her 17.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists, the Mercury did not do enough to get into their 11th straight playoffs.
How are fans taking this apparent capitalization
People around the world were questioning the powers of the USA when they had to give up international arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death.” Fans feel that Griner was imprisoned for a crime. Exchanging her for an international criminal was absurd.
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And who said CRIME doesn’t pay🤨
— Kim🇨🇦 (@iamcolledge) December 8, 2023
She broke the law in another Country. Cry me a river
— Bama Boy (@TrumpOrDie24) December 8, 2023
The game is not to be told … it’s to be sold.
— Kizzy (@loveblackgrl) December 8, 2023
I’ll bet the drug bust and hating America isn’t on there.
— Lee Chase 🇺🇸 🚚🚛🐺 (@LeroyC308) December 8, 2023
Criminals celebrated. Gross.
— Jack Lawrence XXX (@JackLawrenceXXX) December 8, 2023
A documentary on how she swindled the states into sending a mass murderer back home, right? For smoking weed in a country that weed is illegal in lol
— If_Yousayso (@Ifyousay_so) December 8, 2023
Bg should still be in Russian jail. Convicted domestic abuser, drug smuggler, anti-American, tried to ban the national anthem. Is this what our country is about?
That clown made the worse trade in history of our country. RU is laughing at us and The merchant of death is loose.
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Whatever Griner does in her career, this one incident will follow her everywhere. Maybe people have not forgotten what the USA had to give up to secure Griner’s release.
* Original Article:
https://firstsportz.com/nba-news-brittney-griner-disney-documentary-fans-argue-criminals-shouldnt-be-celebrated/