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Olympian and WNBA champion Brittney Griner, who was arrested and sentenced to nine-years of hard labor in a Russian penal camp for bringing cannabis vape cartridges into the country, has been exchanged with Russian national and notorious arms dealer Victor Bout as the result of a deal between the United States and Russia in order to secure Griner’s freedom.
WNBA star Brittney Griner was reportedly transferred out of her Moscow jail and into a Russian penal colony on Friday after she plead guilty to drug smuggling and possession charges.
Yuri Ushakov, a former Russian ambassador to the United States, claims that President Joe Biden and his administration are attempting to use Brittney Griner’s arrest and imprisonment as part of a ploy to win the upcoming midterm elections in the United States.
The attorney for former WNBA player and now a convicted drug smuggler and trafficker Brittney Griner claims that Griner doesn’t believe that Joe Biden and his administration will be able to secure her release after she was sentenced to 9 years in prison in Russia.
Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison in Russia on drug possession and smuggling charges, could be moved to a labor camp if she loses her upcoming appeal on October 25h according to her legal spouse, Cherelle.
Brittney Griner’s legal spouse, Cherelle, recently claimed that she feels Griner is a “hostage” despite Griner pleading guilty and being convicted of drug charges.
The NAACP and its President Derrick Johnson called the NBA’s punishment of Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver “shameful.”
The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury at Tuesday’s game this week (118-107), but people are talking less about the game itself and more about how Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi actually kicked an opponent in the groin during the final minutes of the double-overtime.
LeBron James walked back some comments he made regarding Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner’s case in which he suggested that should she be released from Russian custody, she might want to reconsider returning home to the United States.
Sports commentator Jason Whitlock bluntly explained why no one watches the WNBA following Natalie Portman’s comments about men not watching women’s sports.