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Two WNBA players were among a dozen Americans that opted to play in Russia this past offseason, a decision New York Liberty forward Kayla Thornton said raised a few eyebrows following Brittney ...
On December 8, 2022, Russia and the United States conducted a 1-for-1 prisoner exchange, trading Brittney Griner, an American basketball player, for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer. Griner, a WNBA champion star and Team USA Olympic athlete, had been convicted of smuggling and possession of cannabis in Russia in August 2022 and sentenced to ...
Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n ər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1] She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and a six-time WNBA All-Star . [ 4 ]
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner reacted to release of more Americans from Russian detention, speaking to reporters in Paris where she is competing with Team USA in the 2024 Olympic Games.
Griner was arrested at an airport near Moscow last month after Russian authorities searched her luggage and allegedly found vape cartridges containing hashish oil. The Russian Federal Customs ...
The video was also reposted at the LiveJournal blog of Alexei Navalny. [3] Putin's supporters made their own prank video in response, titled "Russia Without Putin – Russia Without a Future". [4] The video plays on the popular "Russia without Putin" chant that was frequently used during the opposition protests in Russia.
Surveying her new surroundings in a Russian penal colony, the enormity of her prison confinement suddenly dawned on Brittney Griner, the WNBA star has told ABC.. Speaking to ABC anchor Robin ...
In Dec. 2022, U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was detained and sentenced in Russia on drug charges earlier that year, was released from custody in a high-profile swap for Russian arms ...