Trevor Reed's release from Russian imprisonment was met with applause and fanfare, but raised questions, and some outrage, over the fate of jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner.
"Why is it so hard to get Brittany Griner home??? ... The US just let a Russian drug lord go you would’ve thought the marine and Brittany would’ve been a good trade for US," anotherGriner is accused of alleged drug smuggling, an offense that could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, Russian authorities said.. A person close to Griner’s situation said in March she is doing OK and has seen her Russian legal team multiple times a week since her detention.
Griner, a 6-foot-9 athlete, played center for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and has competed in Russia in the winter months for seven years. She last played for her Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg on Jan. 29 before the league took a two-week break in early February for the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournaments.
She has also won two Olympic gold medals with the U.S., a WNBA championship with the Mercury, and a national championship at Baylor. She is a seven-time All-Star.“My heart, our hearts, are all skipping beats everyday that goes by. I miss your voice. I miss your presence. You’re our person! There are no words to express this pain. I’m hurting, we’re hurting,” she wrote March 7.
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