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WNBA side Phoenix Mercury say they are concerned for Brittney Griner's «safety, physical and mental health» after the centre was detained in Russia on charges of drug smuggling.
Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time WNBA All-Star, is in custody in Russia after vape cartridges containing hashish oil were found in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo Airport, just outside Moscow.
U.S. basketball officials said on Saturday they were closely monitoring the situation surrounding seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained a U.S. player last month for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil.
The North Dakota senator discusses the basketball star as well as pressures on the White House to cut off Russian oil imports.
The arrest came as tensions between Moscow and the West have soared over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Federal Customs Service said in a statement that an inspection of hand luggage carried by a US citizen who arrived on a flight from New York in February "confirmed the presence of 'vapes' (and) a liquid with a specific smell".
On Thursday, Feb. 27, 1986, a group of Duke students from the Mirecourt House decided over a game of quarters that they wanted to get a jump on securing seats to see the No. 1 Blue Devils host their archenemy, the No. 3 UNC Tar Heels.
Two South Carolina players and a pair from Stanford headline the 15-player national ballot for the 2022 John R. Wooden Award, given annually to the top women's college basketball player in the country.
WNBA player Brittney Griner is being detained in Russia after officials found hashish oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow, according to a report in the New York Times on Saturday.