Response to sports boycott?: US basketball star arrested in Russia | sports

Response to sports boycott?: US basketball star arrested in Russia |  sports

The American player was in Russia playing for Ekaterinburg, one of the great Russian women’s basketball clubs. US Olympic basketball champion Brittney Griner, was arrested in Russia after being accused of carrying narcotics, according to Russian authorities and American sports authorities, in the midst of a crisis between the West and Moscow after the Russian […]

US Olympic champion Griner was detained in Moscow for drug smuggling

US Olympic champion Griner was detained in Moscow for drug smuggling

American basketball player Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for drug smuggling. In February, a check in the luggage of the two-time Olympic winner, who plays for Ekaterinburg, discovered hashish oil at Sheremetyevo airport. TASS reported the allegations to Griner, citing a source from the security forces. The Russian customs administration did not disclose […]