Brittney Griner Sentenced To Nine Years In Russian Prison

Brittney Griner has just been sentenced to nine years behind bars in the case. She was also slapped with a 1 million rubles fine (about $16,300). She will have the opportunity to appeal. Griner won’t serve the sentence in its entirety. U.S. and Russian officials have been negotiating a prisoner swap that would reportedly include a Russian arms dealer nicknamed "The Merchant of Death." was emotional in Russian court apologizing for "my mistake that I made," while pleading with the judge to hand down a light sentence. Griner issued the mea culpa at another hearing in her drug case telling the Moscow courtroom she was deeply sorry I want to apologize to my teammates, my club, my fans and the city of [Yekaterinburg] for my mistake that I made and the embarrassment that I brought on them," the WNBA superstar said. I want to also apologize to my parents, my siblings, the Phoenix Mercury organization back at home, the amazing women of the WNBA, and my amazing spouse back at home.

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