Brittney Griner intends to return the WNBA, but special arrangements will reportedly be required in the aftermath of her Russian prison ordeal. Across the league, it has been assumed Griner will need to travel on chartered planes to minimise security risks after she was detained in Russia last year.
The 32-year-old – an eight-time WNBA All-Star – was arrested at an airport 11 months ago after a small amount of hashish oil was discovered in her luggage, leading her to be wrongly detained for nine months before she was finally released in a prisoner swap that saw arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the 'Merchant of Death' returned to Moscow in December.
During her time in Russia, Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing the oil, despite the standard sentence being 15 days, and in November, it was announced she had been transferred to a female penal colony in Mordovia.
