Brittney Griner was just sentenced to 9 years in prison in Russia. Here's how the record-breaking WNBA star found herself at the center of a geopolitical crisis ...
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00:00She was arrested in a Russian airport for allegedly having cannabis oil in her luggage free Britney Griner
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00:26Made an honest mistake, and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here
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00:38Bernie Griner is an icon on the court. She's a champion. She's a gold medalist and
00:44Off the court though. She came out as a gay woman before even signing her contract with the Phoenix Mercury
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01:19So many people went to it to go see it and people remember me off of that like I go into the stores and they
01:25Do that girl off of YouTube videos she can die
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01:57Congratulations to the Baylor Lady Bears on their undefeated season and second national championship
02:05Last season the Lady Bears scored more points than any team in women's college basketball history
02:16They became the first team ever men's or women's to win 40 games in a season
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02:46Britney Griner is one of the faces of the WNBA after being selected as the number one overall pick in the
02:532013 draft she found her way into the record books after just one game in her debut
02:58Griner became the first player ever to dunk twice in one game
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03:31Teamwork is super important team that has fun together
03:34I'm a fun believer
04:04Britney Griner was arrested on drug charges after Russian customs officials said they found vape
04:10Cartridges that contained cannabis oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow
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05:10She's not an unknown figure in Russia and has been a welcomed guest there
05:25What's being done by Britney Griner
05:27Well, we of course have seen the reports. Of course, we obviously do everything we can
05:32When there are any reports of Americans who are detained through the State Department through diplomatic channels
05:41She was arrested in a Russian airport for allegedly having cannabis oil in her luggage and she is now being held hostage in
05:48Russia during a war right here is a petition to demand that she has safely returned to the United States
05:53The link is in my bio
05:54I need as many people to share copy link and boost this so we can bring Britney home free Britney Griner
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