“Next Time I Travel Outside America I Won’t Even Take a Piece..”: Brittney Griner Release Draws Strange Reaction From Actor

Published 12/09/2022, 1:10 PM EST
Controversial WNBA star Brittney Griner has finally been released by Russia. She was detained in February and has spent time in prison ever since. Following her release, eminent personalities across the world have voiced their opinion.
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Actor and comedian Michael Blackson had a rather interesting reaction. Posting a selfie with the basketball star on Twitter, he joked about not taking even a piece of candy into a foreign country after the Griner fiasco.
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Actor and comedian comments on Brittney Griner release
Brittney Griner fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief. She was arrested in February and sentenced to nine years in prison. To make her sentence all the more difficult, she was placed in one of the most dreaded penal colonies in the world.
Thankfully, she will not have to spend nine tough years in the IK-2 penal colony. Officials have agreed on a prisoner swap deal that will send Griner back to the United States of America.
With various celebrities around the world talking about Griner, comedian and actor Michael Blackson also chimed in on the Phoenix Mercury superstar.
He wrote under a selfie with Griner, “Next time I travel outside of America I won’t even take a piece of candy because of all that diabetes they put in it might be illegal in other countries.”
Interestingly enough, Blackson had made a joke about Griner a few months ago. This wasn’t taken well by fans who ridiculed Blackson for joking about the sensitive situation. He then replied by saying he wouldn’t change the way he jokes.
How did the NBA world react to Griner’s release?
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The sports world and the basketball world, in particular, were very supportive of Brittney Griner during this sensitive situation. Following her release, stars like Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, and Carmelo Anthony expressed their happiness.
“We are glad she’s home, we’re glad she’s reunited with her family”, said four-time NBA champion Curry. Irving talked about Griner’s ‘true warrior spirit’ while the Phoenix Suns head coach talked about how her release ‘put a smile on everybody’s face’.
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