Brittney Griner appeal rejected by Russian court
The WNBA star has been held since February as relations between Moscow and the U.S. soured over the invasion of Ukraine.
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The WNBA star has been held since February as relations between Moscow and the U.S. soured over the invasion of Ukraine.
A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to American basketball star Brittney Griner for drug possession, rejecting her appeal. Griner, an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Griner took part in the Moscow Regional Court hearing via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow where she is imprisoned.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted in August of drug possession after police said they found cannabis oil in her luggage.
Griner took part in the Moscow Regional Court hearing via video call from a penal colony outside Moscow where she is imprisoned.
A Russian court on Tuesday denied American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.