Brittney Griner to make another court appearance at a hearing in Russia
The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist was The hearing comes as many in the Griner’s legal team said it was her decision to plead guilty, adding that she “sets an example of being brave.” “She decided to take full responsibility for her actions as she knows that she is a role model for many people,” their statement read.”Considering the nature of her case, the insignificant amount of the substance and BG’s personality and history of positive contributions to global and Russian sport, the defense hopes that the plea will be considered by the court as a mitigating factor and there will be no severe sentence.”Her lawyers said they expect the trial to end around the beginning of the August.CNN’s Kylie Atwood, Rosa Flores, Jacqueline Rose, Alexa Miranda, Abby Phillip, Dakin Andone and Alaa Elassar contributed to this report.
