WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow court Friday for a hearing on whether her detention will be extended.
Griner’s lawyer Alexander Boikov told The Associated Press he believed the relatively short extension of the detention indicated the case would come to trial soon.
after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.. The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward her release, without visible progress.August 28 2015: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner before a WNBA game against the Washington Mystics at Verizon Center, in Washington D.C. Mystics won 71-63.
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