Brittney Griner is finally back on her home soil after being detained in the Russian prison for over 10 months. As happy as her family and her fans are, her homecoming has also garnered a certain deal of backlash for the measures that were taken to make it happen. Griner was transferred back to the United States by the Russian government, in exchange for the infamous arms dealer, Viktor Bout, widely known as “The Merchant of Death”. Many have criticized this action, and the latest to join the list is the UFC veteran, Randy Costa. He took to Twitter to express his opposition with an attachment that labels Viktor Bout as “The Merchant of Death”.

Costa linked an attachment to his tweet that referred to Viktor Bout as “one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth”. It was the primary concern for the UFC veteran.

Randy Costa questions Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout swap

Brittney Griner coming back to the US was at the cost of giving Viktor Bout to Russia. For UFC veteran Randy Costa, this course of action made no sense. He voiced his criticism of this conduct on Twitter, given the arms dealer is referred to as a violently dangerous criminal.

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Costa wrote “How tf do you prison swap a professional athlete for someone labeled as“one of the most dangerous men on the face of the earth”by the the former chief of operations for the DEA?” 

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The UFC veteran is not the first one to oppose the action. This prisoner swap has been subjected to a fair share of backlash by many other notable names, too.

However, upon her return, the biggest question was, Will Brittney Griner play in WNBA again? The WNBA star has finally answered the million-dollar question in her recent Instagram post.

Griner to make a comeback in WNBA?

Upon being freed from imprisonment, the WNBA star shared a heartwarming post of gratitude for her fans. Griner took this moment to thank everyone who helped get her back to the United States. And said it’s good to be back home at last.

“It feels so good to be home! The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn.” 

Furthermore, Griner finally opened up on the big question of her comeback. And her fans would be pleased to know that they will be witnessing her back in action in 2023.

The WNBA star wrote, “I intend to play basketball for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury this season, and in doing so, I look forward to being able to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who advocated, wrote, and posted for me in person soon.”

Now that is some positive news for all the Brittney Griner fans.

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