Brittney Griner

Here is the audio from the interview on ESPN Radio in Sioux Falls, SD.

Griner admitted that she had the canisters in her luggage, but said she had inadvertently packed them in haste and that she had no criminal intent.

The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, the State Department said Tuesday.

Phoenix Mercury player Brittney Griner and fiancee and fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson have been arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct.

The Minnesota Lynx will have three starters in the WNBA All-Star game for the first time in franchise history. The Lynx said Friday that Minnesota forward Rebekkah Brunson will replace Brittney Griner in the Western Conference starting lineup for Saturday’s All-Star game.

If Seimone Augustus is forced to miss more time, the Minnesota Lynx showed they’ve got the necessary reinforcements. Maya Moore scored 14 of her game-high 23 points in the third quarter and the Lynx pulled away to hand the Phoenix Mercury their worst loss of the season, 91-59, on Sunday night.

Maya Moore scored 22 points and Seimone Augustus added 19 to lead the Minnesota Lynx to an easy 99-79 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night.

Brittney Griner became only the third player to be a two-time unanimous choice on The AP's women's basketball preseason All-America team.