After two and a half months, the U.S. State Department has shifted its stance on Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia from a wait and see approach, to stating that the foreign government has “wrongfully detained” the former Baylor superstar. Griner was arrested in February and accused of possession of narcotics, specifically hashish oil contained in vape cartridges, while she was going through customs at Russia’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
Griner, who plays in the WNBA, has also played professionally in Russia as well as China to supplement the income she makes as a professional athlete. Not much is known regarding Griner’s arrest and the evidence against her.