294 days.
For 294 days, Brittney Griner had been imprisoned in Russia. The WNBA star and Olympic gold medalist for Team USA was in Russia during the W’s offseason to earn more money to supplement what she gets from the WNBA. It’s common practice, a function of the W’s low pay.
Griner was arrested at a Russian airport as she was about to board a plane home in February, charged with possession of vape cartridges that contained hashish oil. The timing was bad. It took place as tensions rose over Russia’s plan to invade Ukraine which took place days later.