Timeline of Brittney Griner's detention in Russia as US secures her release. The WNBA star was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges. By Deena Zaru. December 8, 2022, 10:14 AM.

In her struggle for freedom from detention in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner now has another big name in her corner: former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson.. A spokesperson for the ...