I almost forgot about Brittney Griner. She’s the anti-American national anthem WNBA player who was arrested in Russia for smuggling drugs into the country. Her appeal date in a Russian court is set for October 25th. As far as I’m concerned, let Russia keep her.
WNBA star Brittney Griner’s appeal date has been set for a Moscow region court on October 25.
The Phoenix Mercury all-star has been held in a Russian prison since February, admitting to committing the crime of possession of vape canisters that contained cannabis oil. Griner maintains that she brought the items into Russia accidentally.
Griner’s arrest came four days before Russia invaded Ukraine. She has now been held for seven months. The 6-foot, 9-inch center was sentenced to nine years in August, just shy of the ten-year maximum sentence.
“I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here,” Griner said ahead of her verdict. “I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here. I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that that is far from this courtroom.”