Brittney Griner’s trial is coming to an end — Here’s what we know about her detainment and potential path home

Brittney Griner threw down a dunk in the WNBA Finals, and NBA stars sitting courtside lost their minds How low WNBA salaries led to an American basketball superstar’s detainment in Russia Brittney Griner’s Russian team — owned by a Putin-aligned oligarch — is a hot spot for WNBA superstars Brittney Griner’s wife said final conversation with WNBA star was about how ‘she didn’t want to go back’ to Russia Brittney Griner testified that she had to use Google Translate to understand documents she says Russian officials forced her to sign Brittney Griner’s wife described fears that she’d ‘never see’ the WNBA star again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee calls Brittany Griner’s detainment in Russia ‘targeted and purposeful’ Brittney Griner’s extended Russian detainment is ‘extremely concerning,’ US government officials say Brittney Griner negotiation strategy is to ‘say less and push more privately,’ the WNBA commissioner says Brittney Griner is ‘OK’ despite extended Russian detention and denied appeal for house arrest, source says Russia state media says Brittney Griner’s only complaint in captivity is that the beds are too small A US embassy official was finally granted access to detained WNBA star Brittney Griner after over a month in Russian captivity WNBA stars close to Brittney Griner say they’re ‘always feeling her absence’ since her detainment in Russia Brittney Griner’s absence could have sent the Mercury into retrograde. Instead, big off-season additions have kept Phoenix a WNBA title favorite The US now considers Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ by Russia, and experts say it could be a good sign for her release Russia frees Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for convicted drug smuggler in prison swap with the US Brittney Griner’s sister breaks silence on ‘totally gut-wrenching’ reality of WNBA star’s detainment in Russia Brittney Griner sent her wife flowers from Russian jail ahead of a tough day of media interviews Brittney Griner’s agent calls on Biden and Harris to ‘do whatever it takes’ to free the WNBA star from Russian captivity Russia extends the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner as she keeps her head down in rare court appearance Brittney Griner will be held in Russia for another month — but one legal expert warns she may never get a trial A misconception about the Russian legal system may have skewed public perception of Brittney Griner’s detainment Brittney Griner’s imprisonment has been extended again — and experts say her hearing ‘will never happen’ Russia is parading WNBA star Brittney Griner for cameras in ‘an attempt to troll’ US, expert says Brittney Griner’s long-awaited phone call with her wife was bungled by a State Department ‘logistical error’ Brittney Griner’s wife describes letters from Russian prison, says the WNBA star is acting tough but is really ‘struggling’ and ‘terrified’ Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner’s trial on drug smuggling charges is about to begin in Russia WNBA star Brittney Griner Russia hearings will be a ‘show trial’ with a ‘predetermined’ outcome, experts warn Basketball star Brittney Griner could be brought home in a prisoner swap with a notorious arms dealer dubbed the ‘Merchant of Death,’ Russian media says Brittney Griner’s freedom could hinge on an unorthodox prisoner exchange involving an ex-US Marine and a notorious Russian arms dealer Brittney Griner’s letter to President Biden ‘won’t change a thing’ without more public pressure, expert says Biden calls Brittney Griner’s wife to reassure her that he’s doing everything he can to free the WNBA star Brittney Griner’s wife says Biden wrote a response to the WNBA star’s letter: ‘He has not forgotten her’ Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russian drug case Griner’s guilty plea might actually help get her home Brittney Griner’s lawyers say the WNBA star had a marijuana prescription from an Arizona doctor Brittney Griner’s damning testimony won’t impact the verdict of her Russian drug smuggling trial, legal analyst says John Kirby says the Biden administration is interested in ‘government-to-government contact’ with Russia regarding Brittney Griner’s release Biden administration reportedly offered convicted arms trafficker in exchange for the release of Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia The White House slammed Russia for its ‘bad faith’ counteroffer to the US’ Brittney Griner prisoner swap proposal The Kremlin wants prisoner-swap negotiations with the US to be ‘discreet,’ warning that ‘loudspeaker diplomacy’ won’t work to free Griner and Whelan Steph Curry and Megan Rapinoe call for Brittney Griner’s release from Russian detainment at the ESPYS: ‘She’s one of us’ Megan Rapinoe used a not-so-hidden message to urge President Joe Biden to help bring Brittney Griner home Brittney Griner’s name and number were featured on all players jerseys during the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia is ‘hard for all of us,’ WNBA All-Stars, league commissioner say LeBron James questions why Brittney Griner would ‘want to go back to America’ after slow response from US government Biden is ‘not doing enough’ to free Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, former Russian detainee Trevor Reed says Brittney Griner is ‘quite nervous’ as the end of her Russian drug smuggling trial nears, her lawyer says.