Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison.
Dennis Rodman reacts after being introduced as part of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 20, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. who was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges.who was at a sneaker convention in Washington over the weekend, told NBC News he was looking to head over to Moscow at some point this week.
The U.S. State Department didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment about Rodman’s statements. "Do not travel to Russia due to the unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment against U.S. citizens by Russian government security officials, the singling out of U.S. citizens in Russia by Russian government security officials including for detention, the arbitrary enforcement of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the Embassy’s limited ability to assist U.S.
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