US State Department Pushing To See WNBA Star Brittney Griner

Dallas TX

18 May, 2022

10:20 AM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth May 18, 2022 The State Department says it is still pushing to have regular contact with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for nearly three months. A consular official was able to meet with Griner last week, when her pre-trial detention in Russia was extended for one month. The Texas-native has been detained — wrongfully, U.S. officials have said — since February, after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage at an airport in Moscow. The NBA also weighed in on the matter Tuesday, with Commissioner Adam Silver saying in a televised interview that he is working "side by side" with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to try and bring Griner home. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.