July 27: During the first day Griner testified at her trial, she recounted the day of her arrest and ... to Cherelle Griner, Brittney Griner plays overseas because of the WNBA's pay.

Geopolitics around the world have always factored into the backdrop of the modern Olympic Games, and there is perhaps no American athlete who represents this better than Brittney Griner will this ...

Brittney Griner's return to the WNBA will be official Friday ... Last February, a year after her arrest, she signed a one-year deal to play with the Mercury for the 2023 WNBA season.

The WNBA and NBA also weighed in. “Today’s verdict and sentencing is unjustified and unfortunate, but not unexpected and Brittney Griner ... News of Griner’s arrest was not made public ...

Eight-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner was released from a ... The following timeline details the events leading up to Griner’s arrest, the controversy surrounding her detainment and trial ...

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from ... We will never give up.” Griner’s February arrest in Russia sparked diplomatic drama between the US and the Kremlin that played out ...

A preliminary hearing is held as Griner's detention is extended for a fourth time. The first day of her trial is set for July 1. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing at the ...

Many loved ones and supporters of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner ... hard to tell the truth." Griner says her rights weren't read to her at the time of her arrest Griner testified that ...

It's been a long road for Brittney Griner. The WNBA star, now 32 ... Seven days after Griner's arrest, Russia invade Ukraine, putting the country further at odds with the rest of the world.

Griner's arrest came one week before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine officially began. REQUIRED READING: In first Olympics since Russian imprisonment, Brittney ... during the WNBA offseason from ...