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US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022. – Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
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US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on June 27, 2022. – Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying in her luggage vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence. (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
Brittney Griner has finally faced the day she had been dreading for months. The Russian court heard the appeal from Brittney Griner on October 25. The WNBA star lost the appeal and the court decided to stay with the initial verdict. Thus, Griner will now be transferred to a Russian penal colony where she will be serving a nine-year sentence under drug possession and smuggling charges.
Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow Airport in February after vape cartridges filled with cannabis oil were found in her luggage. After eight months of detainment, Griner has received heartbreaking news. While the whole American sports fraternity is saddened by the news, popular Australian-American writer Nick Adams has supported Brittney Griner’s sentence.
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Back in 2020, Griner advocated that the national anthem must not be played before an NBA game. She suggested that she would not be present on the floor if the league continued to play the anthem. BG also clarified that she had the utmost respect for the country. However, the Phoenix Mercury center received a lot of backlash from critics and on social media. After BG’s detainment, a lot of people have made jokes out of her 2020 comment regarding the national anthem.
Popular author trashes Brittney Griner after appeal hearing
Meanwhile, conservative author and commentator Nick Adams sounded off on Griner’s verdict on social media. Adams recently wrote on Twitter, “Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony, where she will spend the next 9 years after losing her appeal. Thankful Brittney landed in a place where she won’t have to hear our terrible and oppressive National Anthem again for the foreseeable future.”
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Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony, where she will spend the next 9 years after losing her appeal.
Thankful Brittney landed in a place where she won’t have to hear our terrible and oppressive National Anthem again for the foreseeable future. 🙏
— Nick Adams (Alpha Male) (@NickAdamsinUSA) October 25, 2022
Despite Griner’s struggles in Russia, the Donald Trump-endorsed author has not shown her any leniency. Rather he has highlighted Griner’s controversial comments. Moreover, Adams reckoned that her sentence will keep her from hearing the national anthem. The sarcastic comments at such a tough time for the country came as quite a shock to many.
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Griner is likely to be sent to a Russian penal colony in a matter of weeks. Her lawyers fought hard but failed to get the verdict overruled. Thus, BG must be in a tough spot after losing the appeal. She would pray that the American government would do something to help her return home.
