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Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n ər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1] She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and a six-time WNBA All-Star . [ 4 ]
The possible release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges in 2018, was also part of negotiations. Russia refused to release Whelan along with Griner as part of the prison exchange; U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia was treating Whelan's case differently "for totally illegitimate reasons". [2]
The WNBA superstar, 33, detailed her imprisonment and subsequent release in her new memoir, Coming Home, which hit shelves on Tuesday, May 7. ... Brittney Griner returned home to the United States ...
In a 20/20 interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts ahead of the release of her new book, Coming Home, Griner, 33, shared more about her 10-month ordeal than she has ever publicly disclosed.
"Phoenix is home," Griner said in an April 2 press release. "The love and support my wife and I have received from the organization, community and X-Factor over the last 11 years has meant ...
In 2022, he was released in a prisoner exchange for American basketball player Brittney Griner, who had been sentenced, in August 2022, to 9 years of imprisonment for bringing 0.7g [4] of cannabis oil into Russia. Bout had served 10 years in prison before his release in December 2022.
Griner’s release marks a stunning turn of events from last month, when she began serving a nine-year sentence at a Russian penal colony more than 200 miles east of Moscow.
Brittney Griner is opening up about being held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges in an upcoming memoir. On Tuesday, Alfred A. Knopf announced it will publish the WNBA star's as-of-yet ...