On March 6, Beijing time, the American Basketball Association officially confirmed that two-time Olympic gold medalist Britney Greener was arrested in Moscow for drug crimes!
Earlier, the Russian Federation Customs Administration said in a statement that the suspected drug substance was found while inspecting the hand luggage of a U.S. woman who arrived in Russia by flight from New York in February.
At the time, an anti-drug dog detected the possible presence of prohibited substances in the woman's luggage, and an X-ray of her luggage found an e-cigarette bomb with marijuana.
The Russian side did not name the woman, but said she was "a member of the National Basketball Association of the United States, a two-time Olympic basketball champion member of the American team."
At the same time, the Russian side revealed that the detained woman may face 5 to 10 years in prison.
Who exactly is being detained? Two days later, the U.S. Basketball Association gave the answer, and it turned out that she was Britney Grenada, who currently plays for the Russian league UMMC Yekaterinburg.
The American Basketball Association said: "At present, we are paying close attention to the legal issues facing Grenada in Russia, and Grenada has always treated herself with the most professional attitude during the US women's basketball team, and her safety and health are our most concerned issues." ”
During her time with the WNBA Phoenix Mercury, Greiner was selected as an All-Star seven times, and the Mercury officially said: "We love and support Britney (Grenada), and our main concern at this time is her safety, physical and mental health and whether she can safely return home." ”
The 31-year-old greener usually plays for Mercury in Phoenix, and in the offseason of the WNBA, she will play in the Russian league, a situation that began in 2014 and has continued until now, and Yekaterinburg has repeatedly won the Russian league championship.
It is understood that Grenada earned more than $1 million to play in Russia, five times that of her in the United States.
Playing as a center, Grenada is more than 2.05 meters tall, AndRner became famous at a young age, she is the only female player in the history of American universities to score more than 2,000 points and block more than 500 times.
In the 2014 and 2018 Basketball World Cups, Grenada helped the United States team win the championship, in addition, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Greener was also a gold medallist of the American team.
However, Greener has also attracted media attention for off-site incidents. Back in 2014, Grenada announced his engagement to WNBA player Glory Johnson, and the two also lived together.
A year later, the two men had a fight at their home in Phoenix, disturbing their neighbors, and when the police arrived, they found that the two were not lightly injured, and eventually, the police detained them for assault and disorder.
After that, WNBA team Grenada and Johnson were suspended for seven games, and Greener was also asked to complete a 26-week domestic violence counseling session. The two then publicly announced their marriage, but only a month later, they parted ways.