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US officials: Russia frees WNBA player Brittney Griner in prisoner swap, with US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

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worst trade in league history
 
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traded a basketball player for an international arms dealer but I’m supposed to think we’re a serious country on gun control? Happy BG is free but the diplomatic failures of this administration are clear to anyone who isn’t a sad little mark.
 
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The DEA agent who spent 15 years trying to lock Victor up: pic.twitter.com/EaKI91BdA4
 
 
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A basketball player for an arms dealer?? L
 
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Somehow a worse trade than this pic.twitter.com/8bkIqXGuoY
 
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ESPN admin after trying to hide every reply saying we got fleeced pic.twitter.com/BiJl629DWB
 
Pire échange depuis l'échange Ibrahimovic/Eto'o.. entre L'Inter et Le FC Barcelone mdrr.
 
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y’all announcing this like it’s an NBA trade 😭
 
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what about everyone else that isn't an athlete? when do they get to come back?
 
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All of a sudden the Russell Wilson trade doesn’t look so bad anymore
 
 
 
Now let’s talk about paying Women Athletes what they are worth so they don’t have to play all year around and out of the country. #equalpay
 
i’m not really sure releasing a russian arms dealer named the “merchant of death” for a wnba player is a fair trade, but i’m also a pirates fan

did we get any picks?
 
 
🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
 
 
Best news to wake up to!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
 
Weak trade they should’ve threw Westbrook in there
 
America - “ We do not negotiate with terrorists “

The internet (not a real place) - “what if we cyber bully you into negotiating with terrorists”
 
Long over due and wrong how they did our sister, we still riding wit you BG!
 
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So basically if im a professional athlete i can break laws in a foreign country, get away with em and rely on the government to bail me out? Got it.
 
Somebody in this thread said that we gave up a shooter and distributor for a rebounder.... Bro I am torn.
 
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This is good news for Brittney and her family.
 
happy for her but releasing an arms dealer nicknamed the ‘merchant of death’ is crazy business
 
EEUU cambiando a una jugadora de la WNBA por un traficante de armas internacional: pic.twitter.com/qDY5qVzVmu
 
The best news!!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
 
Brittney Griner finalmente irá voltar aos EUA!
 
LMAO we swapped a WNBA player for a straight up arms dealer?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀💀🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
 
If Russia can get an arms dealer with multiple murders to their names for a WNBA player then the Habs can get a 1st rounder for Josh Anderson
 
Peggior trade della storia
 
Great news for Brittney and her family.
 
 
This trade will encourage Russia to imprison another prominent American.

The US yielding to Russian requests was undoubtedly influenced by public pressure, and Putin now realizes that if he can catch the appropriate American, he can have a major international terrorist back.
 
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We traded a shooter for a big, he boutta put wilt chamberlain numbers on us.
 
Great. Now do Paul Whelan.
 
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Comments will be trash because ya'll are actually little boys no matter your age
 
the best thing you’ll see today❤️
 
 
keep note: former Marine Paul Whelan is still stuck in a federal prison in Russia for false charges while Brittney is free on actual charges 😬
 
 
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Happy she’s coming home but it’s a shame we couldn’t get former US marine Paul Whelan out too for a man named the “merchant of death”

He was jailed in December 2018.
 
Esta imbécil se llevó marihuana a Moscú. Para liberarla, mandamos a Rusia al mayor traficante de armas que ha existido. Niñata de los cojones.
 
Most lopsided trade in human history
 
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Viktor when he comes back to the U.S killing thousands pic.twitter.com/8Y6zD4TtK8
 
Apostrofirao bih: jedna strana izbavlja devojku koja je nosila kanabis za ličnu upotrebu, a druga je djora za smećarskog švercera oružjem. Ma sVE tE vELikE siLe sU iSTe.
 
Do we get draft picks as well? Cause what the fuck
 
jajajaja es el traficante de armas más peligroso del mundo por una basquetbolista que tenía falopa
 
He traded a Russian Arms dealer for a Basketball player . Joe has literally lost his mind.
 
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It's both sad and pathetic how some of the comments are angry that the government saved a fellow American. And for those who say "respect the laws of another country", I say to you get off the couch and actually travel to another country for once before having a low level opinion
 
US just got fleeced
 
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Fucking finally
 
FINALLY. Lord cover this woman and her family and friends
 
This is awful

She should be in jail
 
People complaining about the US releasing an arms dealer as if the US isn’t an arms dealer itself. We literally been giving Ukraine BILLIONS and weapons for the free.99, I truly do not give a fuck who they released. BG is home and safe. Thats what matters.
 
bg is coming home. fuck, it feels good to type that.

BG IS COMING HOME
 
I give this trade an F
 
I am both absolutely thrilled to see Brittney Griner's release + feel gutted for Paul Whelan, another American being unjustly detained, that Russia refused to include him in this deal. I appreciate President Biden fighting for both Americans + pray Paul is released soon! 🙏🏾
 
I’m so happy she’s finally free. A vape pen smoker in exchange for an international arms dealer is wild tho
 
Dumbass trade, US should have at least gotten 2 First Rounders from Russia. Now Russia is a projected First Seed over the likes of North Korea and China. And looking to draft Dejan Berić. A Deadly Sniper from the likes of Serbia who doesn’t miss.
 
Don't get me wrong...I'm happy Brittney Griner will be safe and home.

But she was swapped for Viktor Brout...whose weapon sales have been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people...he has worked with the world's worst terror groups.

Biden got played.
 
 
Don’t care about what anyone else has to say . Happy for her and her family 🙏🏿🙏🏿
 
Terrible trade by the Biden Administration. Should’ve gotten the other guy out too and 3 first round draft picks.
 
 
Damn, happy now? Ppl crying for her release n freeing an arms dealer was the cost 🤣
 
 
 
Brittney Griner is officially coming home.

#WeAreBG
 
Trading an Arms Dealer for a Black Female Basketball player...

What kind of privilege should we call this?
 
 
 
Howie Roseman would have gotten Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan, and two first round picks for Victor Bout @Eagles 🤣🤣🤣
 
When did Dave Ziegler start working for Russia?
 
How many first round picks did we get?
 
this like trading steph curry for jalen brunson
 
Reminder: the Brittney Griner situation should put the U.S's treatment of nonviolent drug offenders into perspective. Many are subjected to the same treatment as BG. Free them all.
 
Great news this morning. She’s coming home 🙏🏽
 
I knew that Russia was going to free her once she got caught with weed. As LeGM, that's a good trade for Russia, getting a shooter for a Big. pic.twitter.com/nhIIn9oSVT
 
 
 
F I N A L L Y PRAISE GOD
 
This was goofy asf. Russia is in a War and we traded a fuckin arms dealer for Brittney Griner straight up with no draft compensation. This is the biggest fleece in a trade I’ve ever seen
 
While this is good for Brittney and her family, from the third party point of view, it's a very bad deal.

P.S. Russians have had a US marine in prison for 4 years.
 
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