[kiryandil]

Maybe Twitter and Facebook could cancel Russia to teach Putin a lesson...

[shotgun]

Does anyone know why she went to Russia in the first pkace?

I’ve never heard that part of the story.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Off to the gulag with her. She can play in the Zek League.

[El Cid]

As bleak as a Conservative being tried in Washington DC? I think not. But if so, she is hosed.

[dforest]

I guess this LGBT hoe is abandoned by Joe. Joe doesn’t have a lot of “pull” in Russia at this point.

[Newbomb Turk]

She’s a kneel at the national anthem person but now she wants Americas help. Screw her !

[tflabo]

She carried in hash oil prolly for personal use. Broke their laws but 10 years is a bit stiff IMO. If she was dealing it then 10 years might fit the violation. I say one or two years and then deport her permanently. Not that I’m a fan of this unpatriotic kneeler and ungrateful Wokester privileged to be a professional womens BB player from the USA.

[V_TWIN]

I guess maybe America ain’t so bad after all eh girlfriend???

[cgbg]

“footage of Griner entering the proceedings showed her sporting a white and black Jimi Hendrix t-shirt”

This brings a new twist to Jimi’s famous question:

“Are you experienced?”

;-)

[rrrod]

Cool.

[Paleo Conservative]

Cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but footage of Griner entering the proceedings showed her sporting a white and black Jimi Hendrix t-shirt. Media reports after the court had adjourned explained that during her time in the courtroom, Griner was kept inside of a metal jail where she had cookies and water available as refreshments.

That's a stupid way to dress in court, especially as a defendant.

[Radix]

Just think, in a few years she could be doing Borscht Commercials and writing her book about the conditions in Russian prisons. No cable, no ‘My Pillows,’ and the heat & air conditioning.

[Angelino97]

I predict she will be convicted, given and harsh sentence -- and shortly thereafter, pardoned by Putin in a public display of magnanimity.

Thus will Putin try to curry favor with black Americans, and drive a wedge between the DNC Neocons and black voters.

[mom.mom]

She’s probably scared. Weak US leadership with zero help. Kinda lonely.

[Mashood]

Whats all the hubbub about this WNBA player. The WNBA is half step above midget wrestling.

[Jimmy Valentine]

She’s going to get convicted. She will wind up pulling a train for male and female guards for the next ten years.

[bray]

She’s still getting a fairer trial than Trump is.

[Angelino97]

There's a lot of Conservative Inc. nonsense in this article.

In Russian criminal trials, the success rate of the prosecution is 99%, giving Griner about a 1% likelihood to get off, barring any other type of side deal between the governments. To win 99% of one’s cases means there must be some pretty shrewd prosecutorial attorneys over there. Or, alternatively, perhaps those accused of crimes in Russia are not afforded the same basic rights as those of us here in the U.S. That big, bad, mean old United States that Griner likes to trash.

Actually, U.S. prosecutors also have high conviction rates, especially if you include all the people pressured to accept plea deals.

And seeing how the January 6th protestors (among others) are treated, I wouldn't celebrate Americans' Rights And Freedoms! the way this article does. It's no longer 1950s America.

[Moose4]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, tovarisch. No sympathy for her at all.

}:-)4

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Ironic that she’s an America hater and her only hope is America.

Che Guevara was in a similar situation until Bolivia decided to do it’s own thing. Perhaps Russia will do the same to her?