Just Sad: WNBA Player Brittney Griner speaks about being in Russian Prison:   “I’m terrified I might be here forever”  

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WNBA Brittney Griner in Russia (Getty Images/ Christian Petersen/Russia State TV)

WNBA player Brittney Griner penned an open letter to President Biden pleading for her freedom. Griner, 31, a center for the Phoenix Mercury who was playing for UMMC Yekaterinburg, has been held in a Russian jail since Feb. 17. She is locked up on charges of carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. If convicted, she can face up to 10 years in prison.  

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