Commentary: Brittney Griner never should have been in Russia

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Brittney Griner shouldn’t have been in Russia. 

Before we consider her unknown whereabouts after she was transferred to a Russian penal colony or the fact that she has been wrongfully detained for nearly 300 days, let’s start with that simple fact. Griner shouldn’t have been there.