Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years for drug possession smuggling

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A Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday

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an expected conclusion to her trial that will allow negotiations for a prisoner exchange to speed up

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Sources close to the player said that Griner, who was arrested on February 17 for bringing cannabis into the country,

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But she and her supporters know Russia won't proceed with her take-home business until her trial is complete

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The guilty verdict was considered a foregone conclusion

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and Griner pleaded guilty on July 7, although the case continued under Russian law.

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At the sentencing, judge Anna Sotnikova found Griner willfully broke the law and fined him 1 million rubles (about $16,700)

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Sotnikova said the time Griner served in custody after his arrest in February will count toward the sentence.

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