BREAKING: WNBA star Brittney Griner's pre-trial detention in Russia extended by a month, her lawyer says.
The basketball star, who has been jailed in Russia since February, was classified by the State Department as "wrongfully detained" earlier this month.
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom Friday after a hearing in Khimki, just outside Moscow.WNBA star Brittney Griner's pre-trial detention in Russia was extended by a month during a Friday court appearance, her lawyer toldGriner’s lawyer Alexander Boikov told the outlet the short extension may indicate that her case will go to trial soon.
Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury during the WNBA semifinals in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 6, 2021.Earlier this month the State Department determined she was being “by the Russian government," a classification that would allow the U.S. government to more aggressively secure her release. The decorated 31-year-old has won two Olympic gold medals, a WNBA championship with the Mercury, and in the winter has played in Russia for the past seven years.
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