Last week U.S. and Russian authorities conducted a prisoner swap for retired U.S. Marine Trevor Reed. That prompted excitement and optimism among supporters for WNBA-star and native-Texan Brittney Griner. Is there a chance that Brittney could get a deal worked out for her release soon? Griner has been in custody since February, when Russian authorities claimed. Read more »
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner s wife says there are no words to express her grief as the WNBA star remains detained in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling.
Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them.