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3 fascinating details from ESPN report on Brittney Griner’s time in Russian prison

On the one-year anniversary of Brittney Griner’s release from Russian custody, ESPN published a lengthy, detailed story on the WNBA star’s arrest, her time in prison and the efforts to bring her home.

Griner, a nine-time all-Star with the Phoenix Mercury, spent 10 months in Russian custody after authorities found vape cartridges filled with cannabis oil in her bag at the airport nearly two years ago. Her subsequent arrest and detention made her a key figure in the complicated relationship between the U.S. and Russia, which at the time had just started its war in Ukraine. Read More

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