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Celebrities react to Brittney Griner's 9-year Russian prison sentence: 'This hurts'

Summary by Ground News
Brittney Griner was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling by a Russian court. She was sentenced to 9 years in prison and fined 1 million rubles (around $16,500) President Joe Biden, WNBA and NBA commissioners, as well as a slew of celebrities spoke out in support of the Olympic gold medalist.

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison, HBO Max and Discovery+ to combine, and more trending news

U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as "unacceptable." Get that and more trending news here.

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison, HBO Max and Discovery+ to combine, and more trending news

U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as "unacceptable." Get that and more trending news here.

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison, HBO Max and Discovery+ to combine, and more trending news

U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as "unacceptable." Get that and more trending news here.

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison, HBO Max and Discovery+ to combine, and more trending news

U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as "unacceptable." Get that and more trending news here.

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison, HBO Max and Discovery+ to combine, and more trending news

U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as "unacceptable." Get that and more trending news here.

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Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison, HBO Max and Discovery+ to combine, and more trending news

U.S. President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as "unacceptable." Get that and more trending news here.

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Entertainment Tonight broke the news in United States on Thursday, August 4, 2022.
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