Tag: Brittney
Basketball: Tears flowed as Brittney Griner became Olympic champion after prison: “Means a lot”
Griner, 33, spent 293 days in Russian custody for possession of cannabis oil, sentenced to nine years, and was freed after a prisoner exchange in December 2022 that culminated in…
Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia, opened up about her harsh experiences – said she considered suicide | Sport
Basketball star Brittney Griner, who was imprisoned in Russia, has spoken for the first time about her harsh experiences. American basketball star Brittney Griner faced hard times when he had…
Basketball star Brittney Griner, who spent almost 300 days in a Russian prison, returns to the basketball courts
American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was imprisoned in Russia for a long time, will return to the WNBA league and the Phoenix Mercury, several North American media reported. Brittney…
Viktor Bout traded for Brittney Griner: Joe Biden under fire from critics
The President of the United States “will not apologize”, hammered the spokesperson for Joe Biden, Karine Jean-Pierre, during the daily White House briefing, Thursday, December 9. The 80-year-old Democrat is…
The world is talking about the prisoner exchange between Russia and the USA! Viktor Bout and Brittney Griner free, Biden’s Paul Whelan statement
There was a prisoner exchange between the USA and Russia yesterday. US female basketball player Brittney Griner and Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout were released at Abu Dhabi Airport. US…
The United States and Russia exchanged prisoners – basketball star Brittney Griner returns to her homeland
American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to her homeland. US President Joe Biden says he had a conversation with Griner. US and Russian officials say the US basketball star Brittney…
Biden hopes Putin would be willing to have a serious discussion about freeing basketball player Brittney Griner
Top basketball player Brittney Griner was arrested in February. Last week, the Russian authorities moved him to a remote penal colony. President of the United States Joe Biden said on…
Russian court rejects American basketball player Brittney Griner’s appeal
Russian justice rejected this Tuesday, October 25 the appeal of American basketball player Brittney Griner, sentenced in Russia to nine years in prison for cannabis trafficking and who asked that…
NBA star Dennis Rodman is planning a trip to Russia to help imprisoned Brittney Griner
Dennis Rodman says that he has received permission to travel to Russia, but does not elaborate on who received the permission. Five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman says he will soon…
Lawyers for top basketball player Brittney Griner appealed the verdict
The court sentenced Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and trafficking. In addition, he also received a fine of one million rubles, i.e. around 15,800 euros. by…