WNBA star and Mercury Phoenix player Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia- a country with harsh laws against LGBTQ+. She was in charge of smuggling drugs for allegedly carrying a vape pen with harsh oil as she arrived at the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow.
There are still no updates on her well-being or exact location, and her wife, Cherelle Griner, is now sharing her painful experience on social media. In an Instagram post shared Monday, Cherelle expressed her grief of not hearing from Brittney since her arrest in February.
The player arrived in Moscow in February to play for the Russian basketball team, UMMC Yekaterinburg, where she has played since 2016 during every WNBA offseason. Her last Instagram post was on 5th February, days after playing her last game for UMMC before the Russian league took a two-week break for the FIBA World Cup Qualifying tournament.
