Closing arguments are expected on August 4 in WNBA star Brittney Griner's drug-smuggling trial in Russia amid concerns that she is being used as a political pawn in the country's war on Ukraine.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling
American women's basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted of deliberately smuggling drugs into Russia and sentenced to nine years of jail time Thursday in a case that has raised concerns she is being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine.
WNBA star Brittney Griner apologizes to Russian court ahead of verdict in drug-smuggling trial
The detained WNBA star Brittney Griner apologized and asked for leniency in an emotional speech to a Russian courtroom Thursday at the close of her drug-smuggling trial and ahead of an expected verdict.
