Brittney Yevette Griner is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas. She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2,000 points and block 500 shots.
Brittney Griner: What happened| Why is detained| High school
What happened:
Brittney Griner was detained by the Moscow police because of so-called drug charge a few months ago.
The WNBA team member was accused of having some vape pensthat supposedly had derivatives of cannabis oil in them, which is illegal in Russia and she could face up to 10 years in prison.
Her agent told CNN that she is receiving written correspondence here and there but it is difficult for her to communicate, and she has to do it through her lawyers.
Why is detained:
In recent weeks, several players from the WNBA and NBA have begun to speak out.
This week, legendary NBA star Carmelo Anthony called on the U.S. government to do more.
“Today is the 105th day that our friend, sister, teammate, Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained in Russia. Day 105! It is time to bring her home! Let’s bring attention to this matter by sharing BG’s story and signing the petition,” he tweeted.
High School:
Griner attended Nimitz High School in Houston. In addition to lettering in basketball throughout high school, she played varsity volleyball as a freshman.
High school: Nimitz (Houston, Texas)
WNBA draft: 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Born: October 18, 1990 (age 31); Houston, Texas
Russian security does not permit her to use electronic devices, and any message she wants to send needs to be relayed by her attorneys, Griner writes down the information on a piece of paper and then they take a picture of it and write in her name.
