What's Next For Brittney Griner After Her Russian Prison Sentence?
What's Next For Brittney Griner After Her Russian Prison Sentence? If Brittney Griner is sentenced to a prison term in Russia, her fate now depends on diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia. Her lawyer has maintained that she did not intend to break Russian law. Depending on the response of the Russian government, her fate could be exchanged with the runner-up in the WNBA draft, Paul Whelan. Brittney Griner's fate now depends on diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Russia The WNBA and other basketball players showed their solidarity with Griner during her detention, but they have been uncharacteristically silent since the verdict. While Griner has been denied access to her own email account, her teammates have sent her hundreds of emails. The WNBA hasn't released them, but the WNBA Players' Union has shared them with members. The emails aren't released publicly, but Russian officials examine them before Griner can see them. Despite the fact that Rus