Brittney Griner net worth 2022: WNBA superstar loses appeal in Russian court

A Russian court upheld WNBA star Brittney Griner’s 9-year prison sentence on October 25.

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This decision will send the US athlete to a penal colony.

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In the ruling, the court said the time Griner will have to serve in prison will be recalculated with her time in pre-trial detention.

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“President Biden has been very clear that Brittney should be released immediately," a statement by NSA Jake Sullivan said.

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Griner was arrested at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow on February 17.

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Russian authorities said the athlete had vape cartridges with cannabis oil inside her luggage.

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A Russian court found Griner guilty of smuggling and storing narcotics and sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in jail.

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Griner's fortune stands at $5 million in 2022.

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