NBA players show support, petition to bring Brittney … Several NBA players used the first few games of the NBA finals as a platform to voice their support for WNBA player Brittney Griner, who U.S. officials have said has been wrongfully detained for more than three months.
Brittney Griner at ‘weakest moment in life right … She is appealing her prison sentence; the hearing is scheduled for Oct. 25. But Cherelle Griner said after that hearing, her wife could potentially be moved to a labor camp elsewhere in Russia.
Biden tells Griner’s wife he’s working to get her … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday reassured the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, that he is working to win Griner’s freedom as soon as possible, the White House said. Cherelle Griner, who has criticized the way her wife’s case has been handled, said later that […]
Brittney Griner at ‘weakest moment’ in Russia, her … WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, Griner’s wife said in an interview aired Thursday. Cherelle Griner told “CBS Mornings” that her wife, a […]
A look at Brittney Griner’s career on, off basketball … A timeline of key events in Brittney Griner’s career on and off the basketball court: Oct. 18, 1990: Brittney Griner was born in Houston. 2009: Led Nimitz High School to Texas 5A girls basketball state championship game where they lost. The 6-foot-7 star dunked 52 times as a senior, including seven times in one game […]
American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony … The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said Wednesday.
Wife of WNBA’s Brittney Griner says scheduled call … The couple has not spoken by phone in the four months since Griner’s arrest in Russia, where she remains jailed.
Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner’s … WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over. Biden made the comment during a news conference Wednesday to discuss the midterm election results. He added that he is “determined […]
Paul Whelan’s sister ‘crushed’ by Biden’s call to … The sister of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested in Russia while traveling as a tourist over three years ago, said she was “crushed” after President Biden’s call to jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner’s wife on Wednesday.
WNBA players union ‘stands with’ Griner after guilty … Brittney Griner’s guilty plea Thursday has not lessened the support the Olympic gold medalist continues to receive from her WNBA peers. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years […]
Brittney Griner’s release celebrated by basketball … Brittney Griner’s loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke Thursday about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States. It has been nearly 300 days since the WNBA star was arrested at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February, when customs officials said […]
