WNBA’s Brittney Griner convicted in drug trial, sentenced to 9 years in prison WNBA’s Brittney Griner convicted in drug trial, sentenced to 9 years
KHIMKI, Russia – American basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted in Russia on Thursday of drug possession and trafficking and sentenced to nine years behind bars in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-risk prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow Griner, 31, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and eight-time star with the …