As tensions between the U.S. and Russia continue to rise amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Moscow court has extended the detention of an American WNBA star in Russia
Photo: Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images . Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA and for Russia’s UMMC Ekaterinburg during the off-season, was reportedly arrested on drug charges in February after customs found vape cartridges in her luggage at the airport. She could face up to ten years in prison.
After Russia announced Griner’s arrest, her agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, told ESPN that they were “in close contact with her, her legal representation in Russia, her family, her teams, and the WNBA and NBA.” Colas’s statement continued, “As this is an ongoing legal matter, we are not able to comment further on the specifics of her case, but can confirm that as we work to get her home, her mental and physical health remain our primary concern.
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