WNBA Star Brittney Griner, Casualty of War?

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner remains in custody in Russia on drug charges, with little known about her status, the case against her, or even where she currently is in Russia.
Griner was taken into custody after vape cartridges containing hashish oil allegedly were found in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo Airport, just outside Moscow, according to a Russian Federal Customs Service statement. Both Griner’s WNBA team, the Phoenix Mercury, and USA Basketball confirmed it was Griner who was detained. She was charged with “large scale” transportation of drugs, which could mean up to 10 years in prison.

Brittney Griner has played for the Russian team UMMC Ekaterinberg during the WNBA offseason for several years, competing in EuroLeague games for them this season before her arrest. WNBA players commonly play for a second team because those European and Russian teams often pay far better than the WNBA. (Griner reportedly makes more than four times her WNBA salary from her Russian club.)
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