
Closing arguments expected in WNBA star Brittney Griner's drug-smuggling trial in Russia
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Closing arguments are expected Thursday in WNBA star Brittney Griner's drug-smuggling trial in Russia amid concerns that she is being used as a political pawn in the country's war on Ukraine.
The court hearing in the Khimki city courthouse comes six months after Griner, 31, was arrested at a Moscow airport and accused by Russian prosecutors of trying to smuggle less than 1 gram of cannabis oil in her luggage. She faces up to 10 years in prison.
The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist, who also plays for a Russian team in the WNBA offseason, pleaded guilty to drug charges last month in what her lawyers say was an attempt to take responsibility and receive leniency if she is ultimately convicted and sentenced.
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