Mercury meet State Department as Griner confinement proceeds

• Griner was kept at a Moscow air terminal on Feb. 17 when an inquiry of her gear purportedly uncovered various marijuana oil vape cartridges.
• She could have to deal with upwards of 10 years in jail.

Mercury met with U.S. State Department on Monday, mid of seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s continuous confinement in Russia.

Last month the State Department confirmed that the 31-year-old was unjustly confined.

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“On June 13, delegates from the Department, including the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs (SPEHA) met with the Phoenix Mercury,” the State Department said in a proclamation gave to Reuters, declining further remark.

The Phoenix Mercury didn’t quickly answer a solicitation for input.

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Probably the most splendid star in the first class U.S. womens’ expert b-ball association, Griner’s confinement has incited clamor across the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA.

Last month, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said getting Griner home was the “number one need” for the two associations.