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Brittney Griner
Basketball star Brittney Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury, shown during a 2019 WNBA game.
Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in Russia in July 2022, shortly after her trial began that same month. While she entered the plea, she maintained that the cannabis oil found in her luggage had been packed accidentally.12