She is just a person that broke the law. Rae Caruth was an all star NFL star and killed his pregrant girlfriend, you want him released? He is a star athlete like Griner is.
I am glad she is coming home her sentence was way to harsh but to elevate her because she is an athlete is stupid on its face, what makes her more valuable than an arms dealer that also got caught breaking the law? Idolizing a person because they are athletic is wrong, we have police officers, fire fighters, teachers, doctors, nurses, caregivers that provide more to humans everyday in a day of their lives than self absorbed athletes will ever give in a lifetime.
Glad she is coming home, just don’t minimize the cost it took to get her back for her poor choices where she knew the laws and consequences. Russia treated her like everyone else, she didn’t expect that.