US basketball star appears in court in Russia

US basketball star appears in court in Russia
Brittney Griner is escorted to court (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
Fri, 01 Jul, 2022 - 10:47
Jim Heintz, Associated Press

American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Russian court on Friday, four months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while travelling to play for a Russian team.

Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.

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