Brittney Griner was escorted into the courtroom in handcuffs wearing a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt, her long dreadlocks neatly pulled back, her eyes intense but expressing little.
Though press access was strictly controlled, a gaggle of reporters gathered in front of the Khimki City Court to catch a glimpse of the six-foot-nine basketball star, much beloved in Russia as a high-scoring member of the country’s women's basketball team during the US off season.
