Brittney Yevette Griner is an American professional basketball player with the Women's National Basketball Association's Phoenix Mercury.

She was a Baylor Lady Bears basketball player in Waco, Texas. She is the first NCAA basketball player to have 2,000 points and 500 blocks.

RUSSIA, KHIMKI — Brittney Griner, a WNBA player who has been held in Russia for more than four months on drug accusations, went on trial Friday, with prosecutors revealing fresh facts about the case.

Griner was not asked to declare her innocence or guilt during the hearing on Friday. That stage of the legal process will take place later.

Griner was detained on February 17 when police at a Moscow-area airport reportedly discovered cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage.

Brittney Yevette Griner is an American professional basketball player with the Women's National Basketball Association's Phoenix Mercury.

Women's National Basketball Association's Phoenix Mercury  She was a Baylor Lady Bears basketball player in Waco, Texas. 

 on trial Friday, with prosecutors revealing fresh facts about the  Griner was not asked to declare her innocence or guilt during the hearing on Friday. That stage of the legal process will take place later.