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Brittney Griner: WNBA star says she’s “never going overseas” to play basketball again

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WNBA star Brittney Griner has shut down any possibility of playing basketball overseas during a recent interview. Back in February 2022, the beloved athlete was wrongfully detained in Russia after she was accused of carrying hashish oil in her luggage. At the time, Griner was travelling to the country to spend the Phoneix Mercury off-season playing for the Russian basketball team UMMC Ekaterinburg – which she had done since 2014. In the wake of her arrest, the Olympic athlete was held in a detention centre and given limited communication with…

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WNBA commissioner shares exciting update on Brittney Griner: “She’s starting to train”

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has shared a positive update regarding Brittney Griner’s return to the league.  Back in 2022, the beloved basketball star was arrested and wrongfully detained in Russia after she was accused of carrying hashish oil in her luggage. After being held in detention for 10 months, Griner returned to the United States after President Joe Biden struck a deal to exchange her for arms dealer Viktor Bout. “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” Biden revealed on 8 December (per CNN). “After months…

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Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle breaks silence on their emotional reunion: “It did not feel real”

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Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, has opened up about reuniting with the WNBA star in a new interview.  On 8 December, the beloved basketball player returned to the United States after President Joe Biden struck a deal with Russia to exchange her for arms dealer Viktor Bout. “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” Biden revealed in an official statement (per CNN). “After months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances, Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones, and she…

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Brittney Griner makes first public statement since her release: “It feels so good to be home”

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WNBA star Brittney Griner issued her first public statement since being released from Russian custody. On 8 December, the beloved basketball player returned to the United States after President Joe Biden struck a deal with Russia to exchange her for arms dealer Viktor Bout. “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home,” Biden revealed in an official statement (per CNN). “After months of being unjustly detained in Russia, held under intolerable circumstances, Brittney will soon be back in the arms of her loved ones, and she should…

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Brittney Griner is finally free after a prisoner exchange with Russia

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US basketball star Brittney Griner is finally free.⁠ Griner was originally arrested in Moscow back in February after authorities found cannabis oil in her luggage.⁠ In her sentencing, she was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling with criminal intent by a Russian court and sentenced to nine years in a penal colony and a fine of a million rubles – approximately $16,300.⁠ According to The New York Times, the queer athlete’s defence described the verdict as “absolutely unreasonable”.⁠ Now after months of negotiation and public attention, the US athlete…

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Russian authorities have sent WNBA star Brittney Griner to a penal colony

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WNBA star Brittney Griner has been moved from a Moscow jail to an undisclosed penal colony. Back in August, the court sentenced Griner to nine years in the prison facility after she was arrested in February for carrying hashish oil in her luggage. Shortly after her sentencing, Griner’s lawyers told The New York Times that the verdict was “absolutely unreasonable” and said they “will certainly file an appeal”. On 25 October, the Moscow Regional Court court held the Olympic athlete’s appeal hearing – which featured Griner participating via video. “I’ve…

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Russian court denies Brittney Griner’s appeal of nine-year prison sentence

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A Russian court has denied Brittney Griner’s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence.  Back in August, the court sentenced Griner to nine years in a penal colony and fined the star a million rubles – approximately $16,300. The shocking ruling stemmed from her February arrest in which she was accused of carrying hashish oil in her luggage. Shortly after her sentencing, Griner’s lawyers told The New York Times that the verdict was “absolutely unreasonable” and said they “will certainly file an appeal”. On 25 October, the Moscow Regional Court court…

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Brittney Griner’s lawyer says the WNBA star is “very worried” she wont be released

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Brittney Griner’s lawyers have opened up about the harsh conditions that the WNBA player is facing while in detainment. Back in February, the Olympic gold medalist was arrested on drug charges after she was accused of carrying hashish oil in her luggage. At the time of her detainment, Griner was an active player on the Russian basketball team UMMC Ekaterinburg. After months of delays, the beloved talent’s trial finally started on 1 July. However during her second hearing, the US basketball star pleaded guilty to the drug charges, as reported…

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WNBA players won’t compete in Russia following Brittney Griner charges

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A number of WNBA all-star players have decided not to return to Russia due to safety concerns following the imprisonment of Brittney Griner. Russia has been the preferred off-season location for WNBA players due to more generous salaries that can exceed $1,000,000 as well as better resources and amenities. However, since the highly-publicised legal issues Brittney Griner has faced, other players have concerns about playing there in the winter months. Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling with criminal intent, according to a Russian…

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