The trial of Brittney Griner, the WNBA professional basketball player from Houston who has been held in Russia since February, has been pushed back until at least July 2. Her coach says it's been 116 days since Griner has been “wrongfully detained.”
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Griner, who is a Baylor University graduate and plays for the Phoenix Mercury in Arizona, was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow on Feb. 17. Local officials claimed to have found vape cartridges in her luggage containing hashish oil. If convicted on drug charges, she faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
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