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May 19, 2023 · Why Brittney Griner Was in Russia. Russian customs officials detained Griner at an airport near Moscow in February 2022 after finding vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage as she ...
Aug 4, 2022 · Griner sent a personal appeal to Biden, and more than 1,100 Black female leaders urged the administration to "make a deal to get Brittney back home swiftly and safely and to meet with Brittney's ...
May 2, 2024 · The following year, Griner became the first openly gay athlete to be endorsed by Nike. Her boldness set a new standard, helping to normalize queerness in American sports, especially for women ...
Dec 8, 2022 · American basketball star Brittney Griner has been released after nearly 10 months in Russian custody, as part of a long-rumoured prisoner exchange brokered by officials in Washington and Moscow.
Aug 5, 2022 · WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, background center, listens to a verdict in a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. American basketball star Brittney Griner apologized to her family and teams as a Russian court heard closing arguments in her drug possession trial said it expected ...
Jul 7, 2022 · WNBA star was arrested in February, faces up to 10 years in jail. U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with ...
Aug 4, 2022 · Brittney Griner’s conviction and nine-year sentence leaves Biden officials in a difficult position. They can hope that Moscow will change its position and accept a U.S. proposal to free Ms ...
