INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of U.S
basketball star Brittney Griner on drug smuggling charges, state media reported Tuesday.Griner was detained at a Moscow airport on Feb
17, en route to play for UNMC Yekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason, on charges of carrying vape cartridges with cannabis oil in her
convicted, Griner, 31, could face a jail sentence of up to 10 years in Russia.Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, is
one of several American basketball players who supplement their income playing in the Russian league before the start of the U.S
State Department said last month it determined that Griner had been wrongfully detained
Her case has been turned over to the U.S
It was great to hear from the State Department that we should continue to amplify that message and that we should continue to press all
