By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 17, 2022

Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month, The Associated Press reports.

Griner’s lawyer, Alexander Boikov, shared the news following a brief court appearance by the American basketball player on Friday, which comes ahead of her trial on drug possession charges. According to Boikov, the relatively short length of the extension suggests that the case will soon go to trial.

The two-time