Brittney Griner‘s story is getting the Mickey Mouse treatment — the WNBA superstar just inked a deal with Disney, ESPN and ABC for multiple upcoming projects … including a documentary about her Russian drug case. “The last two years have been the most harrowing, transformative and illuminating period of my life, and I am grateful
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Brittney Griner is adding another accolade to her resume … the Phoenix Mercury star has just won AP Comeback Player of the Year honors — some nine months after she returned to the United States from Russian detainment. The Mercury announced the award on Tuesday … revealing the 6-foot-9 center would share the hardware with
Brittney Griner made her long-awaited return to the basketball court Friday night after her 10-month detainment in Russia last year, but it didn’t have the ending her fans were hoping for. The Phoenix Mercury center still scored 10 points and pulled down 3 rebounds as the Mercury fell to the LA Sparks by a score
Brittney Griner‘s just days away from returning to the WNBA court — and anticipation is at an all-time high for Mercury fans — but the pot is about to get a little sweeter … 3x Grammy winner Wyclef Jean will be performing a special halftime show in honor of BG’s homecoming! TMZ Sports has learned
Play video content It’s been four months since Brittney Griner was released from a Russian penal camp, but the WNBA star hasn’t forgotten about the Americans left behind, vowing to continue to fight for the release of U.S. citizens being held captive in Russia. 32-year-old Griner made a surprise cameo at Al Sharpton‘s National Action
After Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison, WNBA star Brittney Griner writes, “the last 10 months have been a battle at every turn.” Watch. Full Story: https://www.eonline.com/news/1357701/brittney-griner-breaks-silence-after-release-from-russian-captivity?source=youtube&medium=enews #BrittneyGriner #ENews Subscribe: http://bit.ly/enewssub About E! News: The E! News team brings you the latest breaking entertainment, fashion and Pop Culture news. Featuring exclusive segments, celebrity highlights,
Brittney Griner is finally breaking her silence on her return from Russia … saying she’s super grateful to be back in the United States — while vowing to play in the WNBA again. Griner released a statement on her Instagram page Friday morning … thanking President Joe Biden and everyone else who helped get her
Brittney Griner is finally home … the WNBA star touched down on U.S. soil early Friday morning — after officials successfully negotiated her release from Russian custody on Thursday. The 32-year-old was spotted getting off a private jet in San Antonio … at around 5:40 AM ET. Play video content AP She appeared to be
Play video content TMZSports.com WNBA superstar Angel McCoughtry, who spent three seasons in Russia playing basketball, says she will NOT hoop in Russia anymore … after Brittney Griner was held captive in a cell for nearly 10 months, and was only freed after a high-profile prisoner swap. McCoughtry joined Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV
Dennis Rodman says he’s going to put his dictator diplomacy to good use soon in an attempt to free Brittney Griner, who’s currently jailed in Russia. The ex-NBA star told NBC News this weekend that he’s planning on jetting off this week, adding that he got “permission” to head over there and “help that girl”
Brittney Griner is fighting back in her drug case in Russia — formally filing an appeal of her conviction in the foreign country, days after she was sentenced to 9 years behind bars there. Griner’s attorney confirmed the filing to CNN on Monday. It’s not immediately known what the grounds of the appeal are, or
Play video content Comedy Central Hours after Brittney Griner was sentenced by a Russian judge to 9 years in prison … Trevor Noah went IN on the foreign country — dragging Vladimir Putin, while calling Thursday’s ruling complete “bulls***.” Noah held nothing back on “The Daily Show,” accusing Russia of using Griner and her drug
UPDATE 11:42 AM PT — U.S. Congressman Colin Allred has big beef with Trump over his comments on the Griner situation … telling the guys on “TMZ Live” on Monday, “For Donald Trump to call anybody spoiled is really rich.” UPDATE Play video content TMZSports.com UPDATE 11:42 AM PT — Allred says he doesn’t think
Play video content TMZSports.com Some positive news on the Brittney Griner front from Colin Allred … the U.S. congressman says officials have made “a very good offer” to Russia for the WNBA star — and he’s now as confident as ever that she’ll be able to return home. The representative couldn’t get into specifics of
Curt Schilling clearly has no problem seeing Brittney Griner‘s detention in Russia drag on … the ex-MLB star said Sunday night he believes the WNBA player should “pay the penalty for breaking another country’s laws.” Schilling wrote the controversial statement on his Twitter page — in a response to LeBron James‘ plea to bring Griner
Arguably the biggest days in Brittney Griner‘s life have finally arrived — her drug case trial in Russia has begun … and it appears she chose to send a loud and clear message with her fashion for the monumental moment. Cameras at a courthouse in Moscow captured Griner in the minutes before the trial officially
Brittney Griner is not doing so well in Russia … according to her wife, Cherelle, who says the WNBA star is “struggling” and “terrified” as she awaits her trial in the foreign country. Cherelle made the comments about Brittney — who’s been detained in Russia on drug charges for over 4 months now — on
Play video content TMZSports.com Congressman Colin Allred tells TMZ Sports the U.S. is calling Brittney Griner “basically a political prisoner” now in Russia … and says because of it, government officials have formally begun negotiations with the foreign country to bring the WNBA superstar home. We spoke with the representative out on Capitol Hill on
Trevor Reed, a former Marine who was detained in Russia for nearly 3 years, is calling for the release of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, explaining the conditions in the country are “like you’re waking up to a nightmare.” Reed, who just was released from Russian custody as part of a prisoner swap in April, asked
Brittney Griner will remain in custody in Russia for at least another month … a judge just denied her request for house arrest, forcing her to stay in jail for another 30 days. The 31-year-old WNBA superstar appeared in a Russian courtroom on Friday morning with the hopes of getting out of jail … but
Elon Musk thinks the Russian government is out to get him — maybe kill him — and he’s exposing the threat he received that supports his theory. Elon just tweeted, “If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.” As for what prompted the tweet, a guy named Dmitry Rogozin, Chief of Russia’s
The WNBA will be honoring Brittney Griner — one of league’s biggest stars — with “BG42” court decals this upcoming season … while she still remains in custody in Russia. WNBA commish Cathy Engelbert made the announcement on Tuesday … revealing the Griner logo and promising to keep “Brittney at the forefront of what we