Roy Jones Jr is hoping his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin will help secure the release of detained basketball star Brittney Griner.
Jones Jr, who was personally awarded Russian citizenship by Putin in 2015, recently revealed his plans to get involved in Griner’s case if the United States and Russia fail to reach a diplomatic solution.
“Right now, I’m hearing they’re trying to do a prisoner swap,” Jones told LVSportsBiz.com. “If they do the prisoner swap, that will be good. If the prisoner swap does not work then you have to understand that I’m a diplomatic type of person.