Russia Holding WNBA Star Brittney Grindr on Drug Charges.

So when any news media thing from Russia truthful? The only thing truthful is she was detained

I don't pay attention to the WNBA because I don't like below the rim basketball but that's just my preference. I appreciate their skill level, but it is just not for me.

Anyway, the only reason I even know about this chick is that she was a star at a high school in Houston (or around Houston) and some smart ass pinged me at work joking around about her on the news. It was kind of sad. They interviewed her and her family and friends. Her dad was talking about how she was a great kid and was looking forward to when she was older and he had some grandkids. Keep in mind her voice was deeper than probably any kid in her class. I felt bad for her old man because all I thought was you may get some grandkids, but they sure the fuck won't arrive on earth in the "traditional" manner like your head in the sand ass is thinking.

Anyway, a lot of those players play overseas for extra money during the offseason. They were warned to get out of Russia ASAP. All the other players did just that but she was arrogant and took her time with drugs on her to boot. I don't feel sorry for anyone for being stupid when they were warned that this is definitely not the time to be a dummy when you are an American in Russia. Maybe Bernie Sanders will free her and take her to Vermont. Haha

Yea but just look around this forum, the dummies do not know they're dummies!

They do not even understand this folly of energy independence they keep parroting....even after explaining to them in detail.

We have lustylad as the grammar police

Her situation is very similar to that brain dead kid who was stealing shit in North Korea. Not smart on her part but a ten year lesson is a ridiculous statement for an American that is not homophobic or racist to say. Originally Posted by WTF

it isn't ridiculous if that's the sentence of the law she broke in Russia. what's the lesson learned here professor?


don't do the crime if you can't do the time

Is that what you said about the brain dead kid that fuc'd up in North Korea?

How about the folks who broke in the Capital? Originally Posted by WTF

if you say so

Only Comrade can have drugs...IOC too stupid to understand that.

How do you stop being gay than? Originally Posted by Precious_b

So when any news media thing from Russia truthful? The only thing truthful is she was detained Originally Posted by chefnerd

the truth is she was detained for a reason. the question really is .. what was the reason?

Yea but just look at this forum the dummies don't know they're dummies! Originally Posted by WTF

if you say so professor fluffy

I don't pay attention to the WNBA because I don't like below the rim basketball but that's just my preference. I appreciate their skill level, but it is just not for me.

Anyway, the only reason I even know about this chick is that she was a star at a high school in Houston (or around Houston) and some smart ass pinged me at work joking around about her on the news. It was kind of sad. They interviewed her and her family and friends. Her dad was talking about how she was a great kid and was looking forward to when she was older and he had some grandkids. Keep in mind her voice was deeper than probably any kid in her class. I felt bad for her old man because all I thought was you may get some grandkids, but they sure the fuck won't arrive on earth in the "traditional" manner like your head in the sand ass is thinking.

Anyway, a lot of those players play overseas for extra money during the offseason. They were warned to get out of Russia ASAP. All the other players did just that but she was arrogant and took her time with drugs on her to boot. I don't feel sorry for anyone for being stupid when they were warned that this is definitely not the time to be a dummy when you are an American in Russia. Maybe Bernie Sanders will free her and take her to Vermont. Haha Originally Posted by Lucas McCain

... Hee Hee! You got me laughing so hard that
I almost spilled me beer, mate.

But I'm the lad who first "liked" your post.

### Salty

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the truth is she was detained for a reason. the question really is .. what was the reason?




... Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid

Oh course. EVERYTHING happens for a reason. No matter how dumb or idiotic its.

This section of the site is proof positive of that.

I don't pay attention to the WNBA because I don't like below the rim basketball but that's just my preference. I appreciate their skill level, but it is just not for me.

Anyway, the only reason I even know about this chick is that she was a star at a high school in Houston (or around Houston) and some smart ass pinged me at work joking around about her on the news. It was kind of sad. They interviewed her and her family and friends. Her dad was talking about how she was a great kid and was looking forward to when she was older and he had some grandkids. Keep in mind her voice was deeper than probably any kid in her class. I felt bad for her old man because all I thought was you may get some grandkids, but they sure the fuck won't arrive on earth in the "traditional" manner like your head in the sand ass is thinking.

Anyway, a lot of those players play overseas for extra money during the offseason. They were warned to get out of Russia ASAP. All the other players did just that but she was arrogant and took her time with drugs on her to boot. I don't feel sorry for anyone for being stupid when they were warned that this is definitely not the time to be a dummy when you are an American in Russia. Maybe Bernie Sanders will free her and take her to Vermont. Haha Originally Posted by Lucas McCain

The WNBA is not even “below the rim” ball.

Remember a few years back when Charle Barkley upset everybody because he said that and quality boys high school team could mop the floor with the very best all star team the WNBA put together.

Truth hurts.

... I've heard that she was making close to a Million dollars
a year playing in Russia... so THAT'S why she was there.

And I'd surely watch and be a fan - IF it was girls beach volleyball!

#### Salty

The WNBA is not even “below the rim” ball.

Remember a few years back when Charle Barkley upset everybody because he said that and quality boys high school team could mop the floor with the very best all star team the WNBA put together.

Truth hurts. Originally Posted by Jackie S

Sir Charles speaks the truth!

well. now we know the price


Reports: Russia wants 'Merchant of Death' in exchange for Brittney Griner

https://sports.yahoo.com/russias-ask...004449470.html


For the first time since Brittney Griner’s arrest almost three months ago, Russia appears to have publicly signaled its asking price for her safe return, if multiple reports by Russian state media are to be believed.


Russia is looking to exchange the WNBA star in a prisoner swap for notorious convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout, several state-owned Russian news outlets reported Friday, citing unnamed government sources.


Bout, whose exploits earned him the nickname the “Merchant of Death,” flooded fierce conflicts in Africa and the Middle East with weapons, U.S. authorities say. He was arrested during a sting operation in Thailand in 2008, extradited to the U.S. and sentenced to 25 years for conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens, delivery of anti-aircraft missiles and providing aid to a terrorist organization.


After Bout’s arrest, the U.S. alleged that his Russian allies tried to block his extradition from Thailand to America by bribing key witnesses to give false testimony. Since his 2012 conviction, Bout has been at the top of Russia’s prisoner exchange wish list and has been linked repeatedly in the Russian state media with potential swaps involving jailed Americans that haven’t come to fruition.


WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow on Friday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage, which could carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan visited Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow on Wednesday, but the State Department did not disclose what they discussed. A spokesperson for the State Department declined comment to Yahoo Sports on Friday when asked if negotiations for Griner’s release were underway and if Russia was seeking a trade for Bout.


“Due to operational and privacy concerns, we are unable to discuss specific details,” the spokesperson said.


While one Russian state media report quoted an unnamed source who described a potential Griner-for-Bout exchange as “likely,” experts in Russian diplomacy viewed that skeptically. William Pomeranz, a professor of Russian law and the acting director of the Kennan Institute, told Yahoo Sports that he interprets the reports as a signal that “Russia really wants to make that trade” but cautioned that they give no indication of the U.S.’s willingness.


“This is Russia saying, ‘Wouldn’t this be a great idea?’” Pomeranz said. “This isn’t the U.S. saying they’re interested. We’ve had other opportunities to get rid of Viktor Bout in the past and we haven’t done it.”


Griner has been behind bars since Feb. 17 when she flew into a Moscow airport and Russian customs officials allegedly found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. She is under investigation for the large-scale transportation of drugs and faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison if convicted.


Griner appeared at a hearing in a courtroom outside Moscow on Friday and had her pre-trial detention extended by a month. Photos taken at the hearing show Griner leaving the courtroom handcuffed, the hood of an orange sweatshirt pulled over her head and her signature dreadlocks peeking out.


Last month, the U.S. and Russia completed a prisoner swap despite deteriorating relations between the two nations. Trevor Reed, the former Marine who the U.S. says was wrongfully detained in Russia for almost three years, came home in exchange for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking.


The release of Reed leaves at least two Americans in Russia who the U.S. classifies as wrongfully detained: Griner and Paul Whelan, another former Marine sentenced to 16 years on spying charges. Their cases are now in the hands of the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, which focuses on negotiating the release of American hostages and others deemed to be wrongfully detained in foreign countries.


A 1-for-1 exchange for Griner could be especially unpalatable for the U.S. if Russia insists on Bout in return. Bout is a far more notorious figure than Yaroshenko, having inspired Nicolas Cage’s character in the 2005 movie “Lord of War.” Bout’s arms trafficking history also makes the allegations against Griner appear minimal by comparison.


Former top Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas hopes the Biden administration explores all options to get Griner and Whelan home, but she points out there is a downside to prisoner exchanges.


“This is the kind of situation that we want to avoid,” said Farkas, the executive director of the McCain Institute, “because the Russians will continue to seize Americans as trade bait if we agree to such swaps.”

Somebody needs to mail her a video of the movie “Midnight Express”.

Somebody needs to mail her a video of the movie “Midnight Express”. Originally Posted by Jackie S

"Midnight Express" is a great film and based on the true story of Billy Hayes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Hayes_(writer)


she's lucky she isn't in Turkey. they aren't too "lizzo friendly" in Turkey.

i think this slunt ghetto bitch (you listening YR?) did have {forbidden topic} on her. she's that stupid to be in Russia with contraband on her. the woke media will demand Joey make this trade.


here is what someone like Trump would do .. well i would anyway .. i'd immediately agree to the exchange. then the night before the exchange poison this asshole's food just like Putin has done to his detractors.

Probably political. But I would have never subjected myself to this country near these times. I visited St Petersburg off a cruise 5 years ago and they looked at you like they wanted to stab you through customs. Great people overall on the common folk but fuck being a pawn in their corrupt shit.

Probably political. But I would have never subjected myself to this country near these times. I visited St Petersburg off a cruise 5 years ago and they looked at you like they wanted to stab you through customs. Great people overall on the common folk but fuck being a pawn in their corrupt shit. Originally Posted by Mplay

what do you mean probably?

waco, its political because that is how the russians see it.

Russian leadership act like democrats. they blame other people over problems of their own making. so, they blame the west for most of their ills. I think paranoia drives this.

after all, they're acting like this is the 15th century.