Women’s National Basketball Assn – Page 14

WNBA and More Sports Figures Celebrate Brittney Griner’s Release

Brianna Turner, a Phoenix Mercury teammate, thanked “every single person that kept Brittney Griner’s name alive.” Another teammate, Shey Peddy, said the situation went from “FREE BG to BG is FREE!!”

By Ben Shpigel

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Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Penal Colony

The U.S. basketball star, detained for more than eight months so far, is being transferred to an undisclosed prison in Russia, her lawyers said. The United States denounced the move.

By John Yoon

Griner, Brittney Prisons and Prisoners Russia Sentences (Criminal) United States International Relations Women's National Basketball Assn

Brittney Griner Transferred to Russian Penal Colony

The U.S. basketball star, detained for more than eight months so far, is being transferred to an undisclosed prison in Russia, her lawyers said. The United States denounced the move.

By John Yoon

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Brittney Griner’s Prison Term Is Upheld by Russian Court

The W.N.B.A. athlete is facing nine years in a Russian prison on a drug charge. A prisoner swap may be her only path home.

By Ivan Nechepurenko Neil MacFarquhar and Jonathan Abrams

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