Tag: Brittney Griner
Inside Brittney Griner’s possible new home in Russia
On Thursday, American basketball player Brittney Griner was convicted of cannabis possession and smuggling in Russia and was sentenced to nine years in prison,...
Boosie Badazz blasts Kamala Harris over Brittney Griner’s verdict
A Russian judge on Thursday sentenced the American basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after finding her guilty of...
Brittney Griner was also fined 1 million roubles ($16,129 USD)
On Thursday, a Russian court sentenced WNBA player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison. During sentencing, Judge Anna Sotnikova said she had found...
WNBA and NBA statement regarding Brittney Griner
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued the following statement regarding basketball player Brittney Griner who was sentenced to nine years...
Joe Biden calls on Russia to release Brittney Griner ‘immediately’
President Joe Biden released the following statement after a Russian court sentenced WNBA player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession...
Brittney Griner was emotional in a Russian court on Thursday
Brittney Griner was emotional in a Russian court on Thursday ... apologizing for "my mistake that I made." "I want to apologize to my teammates,...
Brittney Griner is sentenced to 9 years in prison
According to Reuters, a Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison after finding her guilty of...
Becky Hammon asks the same question as Griner’s coach: “If this was LeBron”
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon, who has urged Vladimir Putin to free Brittney Griner and who spent years in Russia as a...
Diana Taurasi called for Brittney Griner’s release
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon and several basketball players who played in Russia called for Brittney Griner's release. Seattle Storm forward Breanna...
Brittney Griner is expected to return to court on Thursday
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is expected to return to a Russian court on Thursday for closing arguments in her trial. She faces up...
Becky Hammon urges Vladimir Putin to free Brittney Griner
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon has made a plea for Russian President Vladimir Putin to "do the right thing" and quickly release...
Tony Shafer asserts the Brittney Griner prisoner swap is a bad idea
According to CNN, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, an ex-Soviet military officer who is serving 25 years in prison for charges...
Viktor Bout’s attorney ‘confident’ swap for Griner, Whelan in the works
The attorney for Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker for whom WNBA player Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan could be traded,...
Elon Musk responded to reports of a US-Russia prisoner swap to free Brittney Griner
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday in response to a US-Russia prisoner swap offer reportedly made by the Biden administration to free WNBA...
Tim Dillon reacts to Brittney Griner’s imprisonment
Comedian Tim Dillon thinks the U.S. National anthem boycotter Brittney Griner, who has pleaded guilty to drug charges in Russia and now faces up...
