Brittney Griner

13 hours agoPhoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court on Thursday and she faces up to 10 years in prison. Imprisoned basketball player Brittney Griner has appealed to Joe Biden in a heartfelt letter asking the president to help bring her home.

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. 3 hours agoMOSCOW AP When Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession in a Russian court hopes rose that her months of detention could soon be over either through a. 13 hours ago0 Comments. 13 hours agoWNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in Russia on Thursday to drug possession and smuggling charges telling a Moscow court she brought marijuana into the country by accident.

What was Griner doing in Russia. Griners agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas confirmed to news. Basketball player Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court on Thursday to drugs charges that could see her.

13 hours agoAmerican basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court on Thursday to drug charges and could face up to 10 years in prison. Brittney Griner a Houston native who has been detained in Russia since she was arrested more than four months ago has made a direct appeal for help to President Joe Biden several media outlets. Griner a 6-foot-9 native of Houston is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a center for the Phoenix Mercury who played for a Russian basketball team during the WNBAs offseason.

She gets over 1 million per season from the Russians. In 2012 the three-time All-American was named the AP Pl. 14 hours ago708 AM PT -- Brittney Griner has just pled guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges in a Russian court.

MOSCOW AP Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling during her trial in Moscow but said she had no intention of committing a crime Russian news agencies reported. The reports quoted Griner as saying through an interpreter at the court hearing that she had acted. She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2000 points and block 500 shots.

Well she didnt feel she was being paid enough by the WNBA and in order the chase the almighty dollar she has been playing for a Russia team in the offseason since 2014. Above Griner arrives at a hearing at the Khimki. Brittney Yevette Griner born October 18 1990 is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Womens National Basketball Association WNBA.

Early Life and Childhood Brittney Griner. 10 hours agoBrittney Griners guilty plea on Thursday in a Russian court on drug charges may have been part of a strategy to get a more lenient sentence an expert on the Russian legal system told USA TODAY. 13 hours agoKHIMKI Russia US.

She told the judge Id like to plead guilty your honor but there was no intent. I would like to plead myself guilty Griner said when asked if she would like to give testimony. Griner has since been classified.

- Griner a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion was detained at. CNN Brittney Griner a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Womens National Basketball Association All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury basketball team has been arrested in Russia after. 1 day agoBrittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges as her trial continued in Russian court on Thursday admitting to bringing cannabis into the.

Brittney Griner wouldnt never been arrested while playing in the Russias basketball league over the summer if it wasnt for the pay disparity between the WNBA and the NBA according to Boston Globe sports columnist Christopher Gasper. 14 hours agoUS WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on July 7 2022. 13 hours agoCNN Two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court near Moscow her lawyers confirmed to CNN on Thursday.

WNBA star Brittney Griner said she would like to plead guilty Thursday morning on drug charges in a Russian court saying that the vape cartridges containing hashish oil were in her luggage unintentionally. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco Texas. Brittney Griner plays center for Phoenix Mercury of the Womens National Basketball Association WNBA as well as the national team.

Brittney Griner is a professional American basketball player. As he writes Griner and other WNBA players are compelled to play in foreign countries to maximize. Griner a two-time Olympic gold medalist entered Russian detention on February 17 after authorities at a Moscow airport said they found hashish oil in her luggage.

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