Russian Court Rejects Brittney Griner's Appeal of Prison Sentence

  • A Russian court has denied the drug sentencing appeal of WNBA star Brittney Griner.
  • According to the Associated Press, the court made adjustments to Griner's term by counting each day she was held before the trial.
  • Griner will now serve eight years instead of the originally sentenced nine.
  • Griner was arrested in February for smuggling in less than a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage while playing in Russia during the WNBA's off-season.

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