WNBA players union ‘stands with’ Griner after guilty plea

Published July 7, 2022 10:32 am

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer

Brittney Griner’s guilty plea has not lessened the support the Olympic gold medalist continues to receive from her WNBA peers. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star pleaded guilty to drug possession charges on the second day of her trial in a Russian court in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. The players union issued a statement hours after the plea was entered, saying that “the WNBPA stands with Brittney Griner. With a 99 percent conviction rate, Russia’s process is its own.” The plea came a day after President Joe Biden had a phone conversation with her wife Cherelle and told her he is working to free the two-time Olympic gold medalists as soon as possible.

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