Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner is escorted in a court room prior to a hearing in Khimki Russia Aug. Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges.

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. Brittney Griner a seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year has pled guilty to drug charges in RussiaShe. The detained WNBA star Brittney Griner apologized and asked for leniency in an emotional speech to a Russian courtroom in her drug-smuggling trial Thursday ahead of an expected verdict. The two-time Olympic gold medalist who appeared in.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday after a Russian court found her guilty of drug smuggling with criminal intent. This weeks trial proceedings in Russia over WNBA star Brittney Griners detention have shed more light on the details of her arrest including her. Early Life and Childhood Brittney Griner.

She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2000 points and block 500 shots. She pleaded guilty to the charge weeks. 10 hours agoWNBA star Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug possession and drug smuggling by a Russian judge on Thursday.

9 hours agoLive Updates. She flew to Moscow on Feb. 17 amidst growing global concerns that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine which it went on to do.

Brittney Yevette Griner born October 18 1990 is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Womens National Basketball Association WNBA. Brittney Griner is a professional American basketball player. 9 hours agoWNBA star Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug smuggling and cannabis possession charges in a Russian court on Thursday and sentenced to nine years in prison.

Griner was in court as her trial wrapped up. Brittney Griner plays center for Phoenix Mercury of the Womens National Basketball Association WNBA as well as the national team. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco Texas.

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