Brittney Griner is heading back to the WNBA. After the 32-year-old basketball player spent nearly ten months in a Russian prison after being detained for allegedly smuggling “narcotic drugs” into the country last February, ESPN reports that the free agent is returning to the Phoenix Mercury under a one-year, $165,100 contract. Griner re-signed with the team after last playing during …
US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was “so good to be home” and vowed to play again for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. Griner, in a message on Instagram, thanked a long list of people for securing her release with a “special thank you” to President Joe …
Brittney Griner is currently making massive headlines thanks to the fact that she was officially released from prison last Thursday. The WNBA superstar had been in Russia for 10 months due to drug possession. Of course, she simply had a small weed cartridge on her, however, the Russian system made an example out of her. Luckily, Griner is back home …
New video from the White House captures the special moment Cherelle Griner found out her wife, Brittney Griner, was on a plane back to the United States “She’s on the ground,” President Joe Biden told Cherelle. The WNBA star’s wife said was in disbelief at first, before Biden confirmed, “Yep, she’s on the ground,” as the two hugged. “It’s just …
Brittney Griner is finally a free woman. After serving 294 days in a Russian prison, she’s on her way back home to the United States. Previously, the WNBA star made headlines due to her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession in the foreign country. She was arrested on February 17 for attempting to bring cannabis with her on a trip. …
Cherelle Griner is thankful that after months of captivity, her wife Brittney Griner is finally on her way home. Moments after it was confirmed the WNBA star was released after spending 294 days in Russian custody, Brittney’s wife spoke out to thank President Joe Biden and those who assisted in the effort to get Brittney free. “Over the last nine …
Brittney Griner is home. The WNBA star arrived in the U.S. on Dec. 9 after been released from Russian custody. “So happy to have Brittney back on U.S. soil,” Roger D. Carstens, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, tweeted after Brittney landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. “Welcome home BG!” Brittney’s return to America comes nearly a …
Earlier today, Brittney Griner was officially released from a Russian prison. Griner had been stationed in a labor camp where she was going to serve nine years for drug possession. However, the United States government was able to negotiate a prisoner swap. The man going back to Russia is notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, who is known as the merchant …
Brittney Griner’s family has issued a statement following her release from Russian custody on Thursday. The two-time Olympic basketball champion, 32, had received a nine-year sentence after a weeks-long trial stemming from her Feb. 17 detainment for allegedly possessing cannabis oil in her luggage after arriving in Moscow from New York City. Following the sentence, the Biden administration offered a …
Brittney Griner’s stay in a Russian prison has been incredibly difficult. For those who haven’t been keeping track, Griner had been detained since February. This was the result of Griner carrying weed cartridges in her carry-on while trying to leave the country. Consequently, Griner was hit with a nine-year prison sentence. Additionally, she was recently sent to a labor camp …
