TOPSHOT – USA’s Brittney Griner vies for the ball in the women’s final basketball match between USA and Japan during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 8, 2021. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)Bad news for Griner just came down, as a court in Russia has extended the detention for the U.S.A. basketball star. Griner, who was detained in February, will remain in custody at least through July 2nd. BREAKING: A court in Russia has extended the detention for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who plays in Russia during the WNBA offseason, was arrested in February at a Moscow airport and accused by Russian authorities of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Source: ABC News June 14, 2022 16:12 UTC