Calls Intensify for Basketball Star’s Release from Russian Prison
NBA superstar Kyrie Irving is among several basketball players to have called for the release of Brittney Griner from a Russian prison on her 100th day of detention after she was arrested for possession of drugs at an airport close to Moscow.
Griner had arrived in Russia to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg, whom she have represented during the WNBA offseason since 2014, and it was alleged upon her entry to the country on February 17 that she was carrying vape cartridges which contained cannabis oil.
Griner, 31, could face a sentence of 10 years in prison if she is convicted.
