Griner, whose trial began last week, was arrested at Moscow airport in February after Russia claimed he had cannabis oil in his luggage. Today we will discuss about Brittney Griner: Drugs| Update| Russia video| Wife| As a kid
Brittney Griner: Drugs| Update| Russia video| Wife| As a kid
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 |
Drugs
Brittany Griner has been wrongfully detained in Russia for 138 days, or nearly five months.
The WNBA superstar was arrested in February on charges of drug smuggling at the Moscow airport.
His wife Cherrell vehemently denied that the 31-year-old would be involved in drug trafficking.
Brittany Griner has been detained in Russia – without direct contact with her friends or loved ones – for 138 days, or about 5 months.
And according to his wife Cherel, the WNBA superstar’s arrest on February 17 – when customs agents at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport claimed to have found vape cartridges containing hash oil in his luggage – was based on a lie.
Update
Seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA defensive player Brittany Griner has been in Russian custody since being detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport in February. The Russian Federal Customs Service has claimed that vape cartridges containing marijuana-concentrated hash oil were found in Griner’s baggage.
According to The New York Times, Griner, 31, is under criminal investigation for “mass transportation of drugs, a crime that could carry up to 10 years behind bars in Russia”. The Phoenix Mercury, Griner’s WNBA team, and the WNBPA both released their support in early March, and in June the WNBA named him an Honorary All-Star.
Russia video
Brittany Griner has been wrongfully detained in Russia for more than 100 days.
And now, Griner’s eldest sister is breaking her silence in the hopes that it will help bring the WNBA superstar home.
On Thursday, Shekera Griner made her first public statement since her sister’s arrest in February. In the one-minute-long video, she issues an emotional appeal to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the US government to “please do whatever is necessary to get our sister home safely and quickly.”
Wife
Cheryl Griner, wife of WNBA superstar Brittany Griner, who has been in Russian prison for nearly 100 days, spoke in an interview with “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.
Griner told “GMA” co-anchor Robin Roberts that the league’s support for his wife has given the WNBA star “comfort” amid his detention in Russia.
The WNBA, which began its 2022 season on May 6, is honoring Griner with a floor decal containing his initials and jersey number (42) on the side of all 12 WNBA teams.
As a kid
After watching BrittanyGriner lead the Baylor Lady Bears in college basketball’s first 40-0 season last year, and becoming college basketball’s all-time leading shot blocker (male or female) in January, you might assume that 6′ 8′ center has been dribbling the ball ever since she was in diapers. However, Griner was more interested in cars and the X Games than slam dunks and blocked shots.
Now a senior, Griner is preparing for another title race when her Lady Bear faces Prairie View A.
