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4 hours agoBrittney Griners guilty plea on Thursday in a Russian court on drug charges may have been part of a strategy to get a more lenient sentence an expert on the Russian legal system told USA TODAY. MOSCOW Russian news agencies say jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges during her trial in Moscow.

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. She told the judge Id like. As he writes Griner and other WNBA players are compelled to play in foreign countries to maximize. 11 hours agoGriners detainment is another reminder that nothing is quick or simple about the Russian legal system.

- Griner a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion was detained. 7 hours agoCNNTwo-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court near Moscow her lawyers confirmed to CNN on Thursday. Brittney Griner a seven-time WNBA All-Star and two-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year remains in Russian custody after being detained in February at Sheremetyevo International Airport.

WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on July 7 2022. Brittney especially in Russia is probably in a lot of ways in a worse position than I was because Brittney is. WNBA star Brittney Griner said she would like to plead guilty Thursday morning on drug charges in a Russian court saying that the vape.

9 hours agoJailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court Thursday July 7 2022 as calls increase for Washington to do more to secure her release. WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27 2022. Female amputee athlete runs 104 marathons in 104 days.

Quinn joins First Take to discuss the strategy behind Brittney Griners guilty plea and what the timetable for her trial may look like. MOSCOW AP Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling during her trial in Moscow but said she had no intention of committing a crime Russian news agencies reported. 7 hours agoWNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in Russia on Thursday to drug possession and smuggling charges telling a Moscow court she brought marijuana into the country by accident.

22 hours agoBrittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges as her trial continued in Russian court on Thursday admitting to bringing cannabis into the country but saying she had packed in a hurry and did not. The WNBA star has been detained in Russia since Feb. 2 days agoBrittney Griner a Houston native who has been detained in Russia since she was arrested more than four months ago has made a direct appeal for help to President Joe Biden several media outlets.

Brittney Yevette Griner born October 18 1990 is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Womens National Basketball Association WNBA. The reports quoted. CNN A Russian court on Monday scheduled Brittney Griner s trial to start Friday according to.

In 2012 the three-time All-American was named the AP Pl. American basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Moscow court Thursday her lawyers said leaving her facing the prospect of up to 10 years in prison as her family and. 7 hours ago0 Comments.

7 hours agoWhy Brittney Griner pleaded guilty 151 TJ. Brittney Griner wouldnt never been arrested while playing in the Russias basketball league over the summer if it wasnt for the pay disparity between the WNBA and the NBA according to Boston Globe sports columnist Christopher Gasper. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco Texas.

The reports quoted Griner as saying through an interpreter at the court hearing that she had acted. Griner 31 faces up. Basketball star Brittney Griner may be in a worse position while in Russian custody because she is Black and a lesbian Trevor Reed a Marine Corp veteran freed from Russian custody said at a Houston rally for Griner on Tuesday.

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom. 8 hours ago708 AM PT -- Brittney Griner has just pled guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges in a Russian court. Brittney Griner made a public appearance in a Russian courtroom Monday as officials set a date for her trial months after she was arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs through a Moscow airport.

Basketball player Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court on Thursday to drugs charges that could see her face 10 years in prison a. She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2000 points and block 500 shots. Griner was detained in February.

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