Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner
Position:
C
Height:
206 cm
Weight:
93 kg
Age:
34 yo (1990 October 18)
Birth place:
Houston, United States of America
Citizenship:
American
News
Team USA women basketball roster revealed: No Clark, Griner returns

2024-06-08

Despite being a women's basketball sensation, Caitlin Clark will be left out of the Team USA roster for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games. According to The Athletic, Clark is not going to be included in the 12-woman roster. Instead, experienced veterans will be favored.
Right-winger confronts Brittney Griner at Dallas airport, WNBA responds

2023-06-11

Ever since WNBA player Brittney Griner was freed from detainment in Russia in December 2022, she is seen as a controversial figure in the world of sports and politics. Most recently, Griner was approached by a provocateur at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
Brittney Griner makes emotional and productive WNBA comeback

2023-05-20

Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, May 19, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years following her incarceration in Russia. Griner, who was released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year, made her first appearance in a WNBA game in 579 days as the Phoenix Mercury faced the Los Angeles Sparks in a season opener in California.
News
Team USA women basketball roster revealed: No Clark, Griner returns

2024-06-08

Despite being a women's basketball sensation, Caitlin Clark will be left out of the Team USA roster for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic Games. According to The Athletic, Clark is not going to be included in the 12-woman roster. Instead, experienced veterans will be favored.
Right-winger confronts Brittney Griner at Dallas airport, WNBA responds

2023-06-11

Ever since WNBA player Brittney Griner was freed from detainment in Russia in December 2022, she is seen as a controversial figure in the world of sports and politics. Most recently, Griner was approached by a provocateur at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
Brittney Griner makes emotional and productive WNBA comeback

2023-05-20

Brittney Griner made an emotional return to women's basketball on Friday, May 19, playing her first competitive game in nearly two years following her incarceration in Russia. Griner, who was released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year, made her first appearance in a WNBA game in 579 days as the Phoenix Mercury faced the Los Angeles Sparks in a season opener in California.
Brittney Griner returns to WNBA after release from Russian prison

2023-02-21

Eight-time All-Star player Britney Griner who won the title with the Phoenix Mercury in 2014 has made her comeback to the WNBA after spending a year in a Russian jail, ESPN has reported.
Andreas Zagklis reacts to Wembanyama's phenomenon, possible NBA lockout

2022-12-12

In his yearly review press conference, FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis discussed the Victor Wembanyama phenomenon, a possible lockout in the NBA, and even Brittney Griner's release from Russia. The Greek official admitted that, like most people, he was impressed by Wembanyama's size.
Victor Bout reveals what he told Brittney Griner during the exchange

2022-12-11

Brittney Griner was freed from a prison in Russia in exchange for an arms dealer Viktor Bout on Thursday. The move is being questioned for a possibly uneven return between the USA and Russia. The Washington Post reports, for example, that the US Department of Justice viewed the prisoner swap as a mistake due to the vastly differentiating level of offense committed by the two people.
Brittney Griner: NBA, WNBA stars react to her release

2022-12-08

Brittney Griner's release from Russia was warmly welcomed in the NBA and WNBA world, as many athletes reacted to the news. "Tear of Joy," tweeted 3-time WNBA champion Swin Cash. "To GOD be the glory." "!!!!!!" wrote Bradley Beal. "BG is free!! This day couldn't have started better, and I'm so glad this happened before the holidays," tweeted WNBA All-Star Satou Sabally.
Brittney Griner freed in exchange for an arms dealer

2022-12-08

Several months after being enprisoned for a vape cartridge that contained cannabis, Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian detention camp. The WNBA star was freed in exchange for an arms dealer Viktor Bout. The procedure was successfully performed at the Abu Dhabi airport, RIA Novosti report.
Brittney Griner transferred to penal colony

2022-11-18

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, facing a nine-year prison sentence in Russia after being convicted on drug charges, has been transferred to a penal colony about 500 kilometers (300 miles) southeast of Moscow, her lawyers said on Thursday.
Brittney Griner set to serve 9-year prison sentence after her appeal was denied

2022-10-25

Britney Griner's nine-year prison sentence will have an immediate effect, as the Russian court dismissed the WNBA star's appeal in a lengthy hearing Tuesday morning. The 32-year-old did not appear in person for the minutes, but attended via a videoconference feed from her prison cell. She looked trampled throughout the process when cameras caught her both sitting and standing behind bars.
Adam Silver provides an update on Brittney Griner

2022-10-25

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on WNBA star Brittney Griner, claiming that the league is doing everything in its power. Silver also said that the NBA was told not to put a bigger spotlight on Griner's story.
Brittney Griner begins to lose hope about beeing freed from Russia

2022-10-13

With hearing about her appeal scheduled on October 25th, Brittney Griner is starting to lose hope of getting back to the USA. The player currently spends her days in a small cell with two other cellmates, sitting and sleeping on a specially elongated bed to accommodate her height. According to Griner's lawyer Alexandr D. Boykov, she is beginning to lose optimism regarding the case.
USA women's national team honors Brittney Griner in FIBA World Cup

2022-09-22

After WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was arrested and sentenced to jail in Russia earlier this year, the USA women's national team decided to honor its former player in the FIBA Women's World Cup 2022.
Dennis Rodman won't travel to Russia as US strongly discourages the trip (2)

2022-08-24

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman canceled his plans to go to Russia in an attempt to help detained WNBA star Brittney Griner. The U-turn decision comes after U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price strongly discouraged Rodman from going to Russia, saying that Rodman's trip could hinder the ongoing negotiations.
Dennis Rodman will go to Russia to seek release of Brittney Griner

2022-08-22

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman announced that he intends to visit Russia to seek the release of Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges. "I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl," Rodman told NBC News at a restaurant in D.C. "I'm trying to go this week."
Enes Kanter Freedom is against Brittney Griner's exchange for Russian arms trafficker

2022-08-07

Human rights activist and NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom gave his position on the Russian court sentencing WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for bringing two vape cartridges with cannabis oil into Russia.
Russia ready to discuss prisoner swap for Brittney Griner

2022-08-05

With WNBA superstar Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in a Russian jail, the US administration is looking for ways to bring the athlete back. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov both attended a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia today but did not engage in a conversation about Griner, reports state.
Joe Biden on Brittney Griner's sentence: 'It's unacceptable'

2022-08-05

The United States President Joe Biden released a statement on Thursday regarding WNBA star Brittney Griner's sentence in Russia.
Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in Russian prison

2022-08-04

Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years by a Russian court. However, the real length of detention might be however long it takes to reach a deal between the United States and Russia. Griner was also fined 1 million rubles, equivalent of roughly $16,500.
Brittney Griner's case might be resolved shortly

2022-08-04

The prosecutor in the Brittney Griner case has requested nine and a half years in prison for the WNBA star, according to what her lawyer Maria Blagovolina told the media. Griner has been held in Moscow since February on charges of smuggling a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage when she was trying to enter Russia.
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Brittney Griner
Height:
206 cm
Weight:
93 kg
Age:
34 yo (1990-10-18)
Birth place:
Houston, United States of America
Citizenship:
American
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