BREAKING: Brittney Griner Sentenced To 9 Years In Russian prison For Drug Possession & Smuggling

One of the biggest WNBA stars may be spending the next 9 years of her life in a Russian jail cell.

Brittney Griner was detained by customs agents at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport on February 17 of this year when an X-Ray scan of her luggage showed vapes containing hashish oil.

Griner was held in a Russian jail cell, with her detainment going public in the American media, many feeling as if the WNBA star was taken as a political prisoner amid the Russia/Ukraine crisis.

Griner has her sentencing date on Thursday, with a court handing down a 9-year sentence.

Breaking: Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling in a Russian court outside Moscow. Griner has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

The true length of her detainment will be determined by negotiations on a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia. pic.twitter.com/2PBk2HFBR2

— ESPN (@espn) August 4, 2022

There have been preliminary talks about a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia, but no timeline has been made public on if or when that will go through.