US basketball superstar Brittney Griner is punished to 9 years in prison by a Russian court for drug smuggling.
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced
The judge also fined 1 million rubles (about $16,700) fine.
USA basketball star Brittany Griner is 31 years old
Brittney Griner is a two-time US Olympic champion
US President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as “unacceptable.”
Biden said."I call on Russia to release him immediately
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