U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison over drug possession and smuggling charges in Russia, which President Joe Biden called “unacceptable.'
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison over drug possession and smuggling charges in Russia, which President Joe Biden called “unacceptable” on Thursday.
See also: NFL player Calvin Ridley bet $1,500 on NFL games — was suspended and may lose $11 million in salary Many notables in the sports world also reacted with dismay to the nine-year prison sentence for Griner in a series of social media posts. Several tweeted “Free BG!” This led “Brittney Griner” and “Russia” to top U.S. Twitter trends on Thursday. The news of Griner’s sentencing also dominated real-time Google search trends throughout the day.Among the athletes speaking out was University of Connecticut basketball star Paige Bueckers, who wrote, “FREE BG” in all caps.
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