The WNBA’s players’ association released a scathing statement urging other bodies to help after Brittney Griner had her jail sentence appeal rejected.
Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, was arrested at Moscow International airport in February after being accused of smuggling hashish oil in her luggage. She was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison - and the court near the capital upheld the sentence as a state prosecutor labelled it ‘fair’.
WNBA ace Griner apologised in vain for her ‘honest mistake’ in her appeal hearing via video link. The eight-time WNBA All-Star and former champion will serve the jail term in a penal colony.
