On March 6, Beijing time, the US Basketball Association officially confirmed that two-time Olympic gold medalist Britney Grena was arrested in Moscow for drug crimes!
Previously, the General Administration of Customs of the Russian Federation said in a statement that a substance suspected of drug was found when inspecting the hand luggage carried by an American woman who arrived in Russia on a flight from New York in February.
At that time, an anti-drug dog detected that there might be prohibited substances in the luggage carried by the woman. After an X-ray of her luggage, she found an electronic cigarette cartridge with marijuana .
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At the same time, the Russian side revealed that the woman detained in may face 5 to 10 years in prison.
Who was the one who was detained? Two days later, the US Basketball Association gave the answer, and it turned out that she was Britney Grena, who currently plays for the Russian League UMMC Yekaterinburg.
The American Basketball Association said: "At present, we are closely monitoring the legal issues facing Greener in Russia. Greener has always treated herself with the most professional attitude during her US women's basketball team. Her safety and health are our most concerned issues."
Greena was selected as All-Star 7 times during her time with the WNBA Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury team officially stated: "We Love and support Britney (Greena), at this time we are mainly concerned about her safety, physical and mental health and whether she can go home safely. "
, 31, Greena usually plays at Phoenix Mercury. During the offseason, she will play in the Russian League. This situation has been going to the current situation since 2014 and has continued until now. Yekaterinburg has also won the Russian League championship many times.
It is understood that Greener's salary for playing basketball in Russia exceeds million , five times that of her in the United States.
Greener plays as a center and is over 2.05 meters tall. Greener becomes famous at a young age. She is the only female player in the history of American college to score more than 2,000 points and block more than 500 shots. Greener helped the American team win the championship in both the basketball World Cups in
014 and 2018. In addition, Greener was also a gold-winning member of the American team in 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
However, Grena has also attracted media attention due to off-site events. Back in 2014, Greener announced his engagement with WNBA player Glory Johnson, and the two lived together.
A year later, the two fought at their home in Phoenix City, alarming the neighbors. After the police arrived, they found that the two were seriously injured. In the end, the police detained the two for the crime of attacking and disturbing public security. After
, WNBA team Greener and Johnson were suspended for 7 games, and Greener was also required to complete 26 weeks of domestic violence consultation. The two later publicly announced their marriage, but after only one month, they parted ways.
