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A Russian court sentences WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years on drug charges

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A Russian court has found Brittney Griner guilty on drug smuggling and possession charges.

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The widely expected verdict comes after a monthlong trial

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nearly six months after the basketball star was arrested at a Moscow-area airport with cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage.

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The judge sentenced Griner to nine years in prison.

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Her charges carried up to 10 years

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the Russian prosecution had requested a sentence of nine years

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six months in a penal colony.

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