Roy Jones Jr. is willing to sacrifice his own freedom for the safe return of another U.S. athlete. “I have a friend in Miami and tried to tell the United States [government]… there’s a thing they want to do is make a [prisoner] swap. They’re willing to make a swap for Brittney Griner if the United States government will get involved. Forbes magazine reported in May of talks between the Biden administration and the Russian government to swap Griner for Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms smuggler and dealer. “I hope that the United States will back me on it and make something happen to get her home.

Source: Forbes June 13, 2022 07:09 UTC