The life of Brittney Griner

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She's a record-breaking basketball player and a queer trailblazer in pro sports.   Now, she is detained in Russia on alleged drug charges during a geopolitical crisis... This is the life of Brittney Griner.

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00:00Well that's my goal. Win, obviously. But blocking shots will help us win, so it's not bad trying to set that record.

00:31Bernie Greiner is an icon on the court. She's a champion. She's a gold medalist.

00:37And off the court, though, she came out as a gay woman before even signing her contract with the Phoenix Mercury.

01:00So many people went to it to go see it, and people remember me off of that.

01:18Like I go into the stores and they, you that girl off of the YouTube videos? She can dunk.

01:30Congratulations to the Baylor Lady Bears on their undefeated season and second national championship.

01:58Last season, the Lady Bears scored more points than any team in women's college basketball history.

02:10They became the first team ever, men's or women's, to win 40 games in a season.

02:40Brittany Greiner is one of the faces of the WNBA. After being selected as the number one overall pick in the 2013 draft,

02:47she found her way into the record books after just one game.

02:51After her debut, Greiner became the first player ever to dunk twice in one game.

03:21Teamwork is super important. A team that has fun together, I'm a firm believer in winning together.

03:51Brittany Greiner was arrested on drug charges after Russian customs officials said they found vape cartridges that contained cannabis oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

04:20She was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-degree assault, first-

04:50She's not an unknown figure in Russia, uh, and has been a welcomed guest there.

05:20What's being done about Brittany Greiner?

05:28Well, we of course have seen the reports.

05:30Of course, we obviously do everything we can when there are any reports of Americans who

05:35are detained through the State Department, through diplomatic channels.

05:43She was arrested in a Russian airport for allegedly having cannabis oil in her luggage,

05:47and she is now being held hostage in Russia during a war.

05:51Right here is a petition to demand that she is safely returned to the United States.

05:55The link is in my bio.

05:56I need as many of you people to share, copy, link, and boost this so we can bring Brittany

05:59home.

06:00Free Brittany Greiner!

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