Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia in February and is now being tried on drug charges. Here’s a timeline of her case.
Eight-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is scheduled to go on trial in Moscow on Friday after being arrested for possession of cannabis in February.
She faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison if found guilty, and has an uphill battle to have her criminal case acquitted in Moscow under a legal system that onlyGriner, who plays WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has played overseas in the offseason for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia since 2015. Upon returning to Moscow on Feb. 17, Griner was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport after the Federal Security Service said she was carrying vaporizer cartridges containing hashish oil.
The following timeline details the events leading up to Griner’s arrest, the controversy surrounding her detainment and the WNBA reactions that have occurred since.
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