“I want my daughter to look upto her” Brittney Griner was on the verge of becoming ‘Face of WNBA’ before prison net in Russia
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The athletic community has been eagerly awaiting Brittney Griner‘s return to the country while she is confined in Russia. Before her incarceration in another country, she was a superstar in the WNBA and was presumed to be the face of the league for quite a period of time.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, a star of the Women’s National Basketball Association, was found guilty of marijuana possession earlier this month and sentenced to nine years in jail by a Russian court. According to reports, the US government wanted to carry out a prisoner swap to bring Griner home. The decision has received criticism from President Joe Biden for being “unacceptable.” Professionals from all over the world have offered their comments on this specific subject whenever they get the chance, and her fellow league participants have also shared their ideas and criticized the higher authorities for their negligence.
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Brittney Griner’s WNBA career and her incarceration in Russia
Brittney Griner has been a member of the Phoenix Mercury since since the organization picked her out of Baylor University in the first round of the 2013 WNBA Draft. The 31-year-old was chosen as one of the top 25 WNBA players in history in 2021 and is regarded as one of the greatest ever in the league. Since starting her professional career in 2013 with the US women’s national basketball team, she has also won two Olympic gold medals and a WNBA title. In 2012, she won the Player of the Year Award and the national collegiate championship. She is the first lesbian sportsperson to establish a sponsorship agreement with Nike in 2013.
The Russian government has been monitoring Brittney Griner since her arrest on February 17 at Sheremetyevo International Airport on the suspicion that she was in possession of vape cartridges containing hashish oil, which are prohibited in that country. Griner competes abroad during the WNBA summer season, like many other female basketball players, to maximize her earnings and maintain her expertise. On her way to joining the UMMC Ekaterinburg squad in the Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League, Griner was disrupted. While Griner admitted to having a prescription for cannabis oil and packing reluctantly, she denied understanding how the item came to be in her luggage.
Griner as the face of WNBA
Brittney Griner’s achievements have sometimes been underappreciated around the league because her narrative has always been more significant than basketball – more significant even than championships and Olympic gold medals. In terms of women’s basketball, Griner had the potential to be the Wilt Chamberlain, and she has the chance to be much, much more than that for female sports in general. She had a clear influence on the game offensively, and she also exerted control over it defensively. Griner had the power to alter how people in this nation, and probably the entire globe, see the WNBA and female sports.
Talks on a prisoner swap, in which Griner may be made to return to the US, are still in progress, according to latest information from Russian officials. According to the most recent news, Griner and her family may still have optimism despite the difficulties. The WNBA star’s homecoming has gained a lot more support on the national level, and several athletes from other sports leagues have also stepped up to join the cause.
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