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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "NBA players from Russia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Sergei ...
Brittney Griner runs up court during a U.S. women's basketball gold-medal game against Japan at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021. Grinner has been detained in Russia since February.
After finishing a 2024 Summer Olympics match with Team U.S.A. winning 87–73 over Belgium, Olympiad basketball player and Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, who had previously been in discussions with Paul Whelan for a joint release together before the Viktor Bout–Brittney Griner prisoner exchange came about, expressed great joy over ...
A former top Pentagon official said Saturday that she’s concerned Russia is detaining American basketball star Brittney Griner as “leverage over the United States.”. Evelyn Farkas told Yahoo ...
Russian men's 3x3 basketball players (5 P) Pages in category "Russian men's basketball players" The following 141 pages are in this category, out of 141 total.