Jimmie Johnson: YOU’RE TAKING A LOOK AT AMERICAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINER BEING ARRESTED AT AN AIRPORT IN RUSSIA.
ON THURSDAY — A RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY REPORTED MOSCOW EXTENDED GRINER’S ARREST UNTIL MAY 19TH.
THE ARREST HAPPENED LAST MONTH — WHEN RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SEARCHED GRINER’S LUGGAGE AND FOUND VAPE CARTRIDGES.
AUTHORITIES DETERMINED THE CARTRIDGES CONTAINED OIL DERIVED FROM CANNABIS — WHICH COULD SEND GRINER TO PRISON FOR UP TO 10 YEARS.
GRINER IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE PLAYERS IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL.
SHE’S WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLLEGE — A W-N-B-A TITLE — AND TWO OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS.
GRINER, LIKE MANY W-N-B-A PLAYERS — PLAY INTERNATIONALLY DURING THE OFFSEASON DUE TO THE BETTER PAY OVERSEAS.
SHE MAKES QUADRUPLE HER W-N-B-A SALARY PLAYING IN RUSSIA.
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