tennis icon Billie Jean King extended its support for Brittney Griner On her 32nd birthday. Griner was detained while entering Russia in February for possession of cannabis oil. He pleaded guilty when he accidentally packaged vape cartridges containing cannabis oil while in a hurry, but a few months later, an eight-time WNBA All-Star was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison.
According to reports, Griner is crying out for help and support while being tortured by the Russian authorities. The US government is also heavily criticized by a certain segment of the society for not acting quickly on this issue. They found a solution to this problem, which is a prisoner swap. President Joe Biden is ready to trade convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner, imprisoned for espionage, and ex-Marine Paul Whelan.
Many fans, followers and famous celebrities supported Griner on social media. Billie Jean King appealed for help getting her released and brought home, describing her detention as illegal.
“Today Brittney Griner turns 32. He will spend his birthday in a Russian prison, where he has been illegally detained for 8 months. Let’s continue to advocate for his release and bring him home,” she said. King wrote on Twitter.
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Tennis Twitter compares Brittney Griner’s status to Tom Brady’s deflategate
In 2015, Tom Brady was involved in the notorious ‘delategate’ scandal. He ordered the deliberate lowering of soccer balls used in the New England Patriots’ victory over England. Indianapolis Colts. Subsequently, Brady was suspended for four games, while the team was fined $1 million in 2016 and lost two draft picks.
One of the Twitter users noted that if it was Tom Brady at the time of the fight, he had come home a long time ago and voiced the pay gap in men’s and women’s sports.
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