The trial against American basketball star Brittany Griner began in a Moscow courtroom on Friday. Today we will discuss about Brittney Griner: What did do| National anthem| Is a man
Brittney Griner: What did do| National anthem| Is a man
Brittany Yvette Griner (born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).[1] She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas.[2][ 3] He is the only NCAA basketball player to score 2,000 points and block 500 shots. [4] In 2012, the three-time All-American was named AP Player of the Year and Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player.
| No. 42 – Phoenix Mercury | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 18, 1990 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Nimitz (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Baylor (2009–2013) |
| WNBA draft | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
What did do
Griner is arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil. She is transporting a large amount of drugs and detained in Russia.
On July 1, more than 130 days after being taken into custody, Griner officially began his criminal trial. According to Russian news agency TASS, Griner told the court she understood the allegations but declined to immediately comment on them. According to Russian news agency RIA-Novosti, prosecutors questioned two witnesses on the first day, an airport customs officer and an unidentified witness, with only the former speaking in open court.
According to RIA-Novosti, the trial will resume on July 7, after it was adjourned for a week due to the absence of two witnesses. After the first day, Griner’s lawyer Alexander Boykov was hesitant to share more information about his client or his case.
“I don’t want to get into the specifics of the case and the allegations and don’t want to comment on my position because it’s too early,” Boykov told reporters outside the court, according to ESPN.
Earlier in the week, Griner’s pretrial custody was reportedly extended by six months, his fourth such extension. According to CBS News, less than 1 percent of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and since acquittals are reversible in the country, Griner’s legal challenges are likely to begin.
National anthem
No player took the floor for Anthem before the Mercury’s season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday. The protests came as the WNBA in its opening weekend called for justice for Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman who was shot and killed by police in Louisville on March 13.
Griner plans to increase his opposition throughout the season.
“I’m going to protest regardless,” she said. “I am not going out for the national anthem. If the league wants to keep playing it, fine. It will be there for the whole season, I will not be there. I think more people are probably going to do the same thing. I can only speak for myself.”
Is a man
No, she is not a man. She is a lesbian.
In an interview with SI.com on February 11, 2013, Griner publicly came out as a homosexual. He also revealed in the interview that he was bullied as a child, explaining that , “It’s hard. Just choosing to be different. Just being a grown-up, my sexuality, everything.” She said that she is very passionate about working with children to bring attention to the issue of bullying, especially against LGBT people. Griner had previously come to her parents in high school, which her father did not accept decently, forcing her to stay with an assistant coach for six weeks during her senior year. He would later write a memoir with Sue Howie addressing bullying and self-acceptance, In My Skin: My Life on and Off the Basketball Court, published in 2014.
