Brittney Griner’s Russian Detention Reportedly Extended By 30 Days

According to the Associated Press, the most significant update on the status of the American is the 30-day extension of the pre- trial detainment of the basketball player.

The extension was shorter than anticipated and may mean that her case will go to trial, according to Alexander Boikov, her lawyer.

The U.S. State Department is lobbying for the release of a woman who has been wrongly imprisoned.

This is a developing story.

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The basketball player appeared in a Moscow court for a hearing.

According to a report by Forbes, the woman was wrongly imprisoned in Russia by the U.S.