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The lawyer for the 31-year-old athlete said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Griner faces a trial on drug possession charges in mid-June.
Throughout Brittney Griner's detention in Russia, top WNBA and NBA stars rallied for her on and off the court, putting pressure on the White House to secure her release.
Brittney Griner will be the subject of an ESPN documentary, and potentially a scripted series from ABC Signature as well. The WNBA star has partnered with the two Disney units to tell her story ...
There are interviews, and then there are interviews that make the Internet inhale sharply, collectively. The post Brittney ...
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) marked the 100th day of Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia by renewing calls for her release.
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russian detention WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed in a prisoner swap Thursday. She was serving a prison sentence for drug charges in Russia.
A Russian court has extended the pretrial detention of US basketball star Brittney Griner – held since February on accusations of drug smuggling – by another month, Russian state news agency ...
WNBA Athlete Brittney Griner Found Guilty, Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison After Russian Detention: ... News of the athlete’s detention was not made public until several weeks later.
Concerns in the U.S. over the wellbeing of Brittney Griner are growing as Russia extends the pre-trial detention of the WNBA star. The extension comes amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and ...
US women’s basketball superstar Brittney Griner is currently in custody in Russia, having been arrested on 17 February by the Russian Federal Customs Service after they found cannabis oil ...
WNBA star Brittney Griner opened up for the first time about her harrowing monthslong detention in Russia and the "mistake" that got her sentenced to nine years in prison in a special edition of ...