EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

A look at what it will take to get WNBA star Brittney Griner home - The Boston Globe

Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison, attention turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap between the United States and Russia that could get her home.

Brittney Griner case: What it will take to get the WNBA star home, explained

Now that WNBA star Brittney Griner has been convicted and sentenced, attention turns to the prospect of a prisoner swap.

What would it take to get Brittney Griner home from Russian prison?

Griner is the most prominent American detained by a foreign country. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist who's been held since February when police said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage in Moscow.

EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

Though the guilty verdict was seen as a foregone conclusion, the imposition of a sentence her lawyers decried as far longer than average could give the U.S. extra impetus to strike a deal palatable to Russia as soon as possible.

EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

Though the guilty verdict was seen as a foregone conclusion, the imposition of a sentence her lawyers decried as far longer than average could give the U.S. extra impetus to strike a deal palatable to Russia as soon as possible.

EXPLAINER: What will it take to get Brittney Griner home?

Though the guilty verdict was seen as a foregone conclusion, the imposition of a sentence her lawyers decried as far longer than average could give the U.S. extra impetus to strike a deal palatable to Russia as soon as possible.