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Brittney Griner's lawyer says WNBA star fears she may never be released from Russian prison

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Basketball star Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison on drug possession charges, is growing increasingly nervous about the prospects of being released, her lawyer said.

Griner was in Russia to compete during the WNBA offseason when Russian authorities said she had vape canisters with cannabis oil inside her luggage while traveling through an airport in Moscow in February.

The Biden administration reportedly talked about a potential prisoner swap to free her and another American held in a Russian jail, Paul Whelan.

But Griner's lawyer, Alexandr D. Boykov said he spoke with her Tuesday and said she is far from hopeful.  "She is not yet absolutely convinced that America will be able to take her home," Boykov said in an interview with the New York Times. "She is very worried about what the price of that will be, and she is afraid that she will have to serve the whole sentence here in Russia." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Aug.

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