Brittney Griner

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 Reuters journalist reported from. 10 hours agoPhoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court on Thursday and she faces up to 10 years in prison.

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Brittney Yevette Griner born October 18 1990 is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Womens National Basketball Association WNBA.

. Griner was arrested in February for allegedly trying to bring vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco Texas. WNBA star Brittney Griner said she would like to plead guilty Thursday morning on drug charges in a Russian court saying that the vape cartridges containing hashish oil were in her luggage unintentionally.

However in a statement she read before the judge Griner. She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2000 points and block 500 shots. 11 hours ago708 AM PT -- Brittney Griner has just pled guilty to drug possession and smuggling charges in a Russian court.

11 hours agoBrittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court on Thursday. She told the judge Id like to plead guilty your honor but there was no intent. I would like to plead myself guilty Griner said when asked if she would like to give testimony.

11 hours agoDetained WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty on Thursday to bringing hashish oil into Russia telling a judge that she had done so inadvertently while asking the court for mercy. 11 hours agoCNN Two-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. In 2012 the three-time All-American was named.

10 hours ago0 Comments. 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. Griner 31 faces up.

10 hours agoKHIMKI Russia US. The reports quoted Griner as saying through an interpreter at the court hearing that she had acted. As he writes Griner and other WNBA players are compelled to play in foreign countries to maximize.

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.

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