A verdict is expected later today, and a conviction is all but certain.
, Griner held up a photo of UMMC Ekaterinburg, the Russian team she played for during the WNBA offseason. Griner was emotional Thursday as she apologized in a Russian court on the last day of her trial.
“I had no idea that the team, the cities, the fans, my teammates would make such a great impression on me over the six-and-a-half years that I spent here,” she said. “I remember vividly coming out of the gym and all the little girls that were in the stands there waiting on me, and that’s what kept making me come back here.
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