The arrest of WNBA star Britney Greiner in Russia for possession of cannabis oil has been extended until May 19, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
The Moscow region court has reportedly ordered the detention of the basketball player selected seven times for the All-Star for at least another two months.
Ekaterina Kalogina, a member of the Public Supervision Committee, a semi-official body with access to Russian prisons, told TASS that Greiner shares a cell with two other women without prior convictions, adding that Greiner's only problem was that the prison beds did not fit the 2.03-foot-tall basketball player. '.
In February, authorities at Moscow airport found that the actress was holding inhalers containing "liquid with cannabis oil", and a criminal case was opened with a possible sentence of five to 10 years in prison, the Customs Service said.
Protest against Greiner's arrest, Photo: USA TODAY Sports
At a joint press conference with Moldovan President Maya Sando, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the Biden administration had assigned a diplomatic team to work on Greiner's case.
The 31-year-old Greiner has been playing for the Russian Yekaterinburg UMK team since 2016 during a break in the WNBA. The star won Olympic gold medals with the U.S. teams in 2016 and 2021, as well as the 2014 WNBA Championship with her team Phoenix Mercury.
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