WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has been the hotbed of controversy over the past few months. The two-time Olympic gold medalist was detained in Russia after she was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil back in February. She was then sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court after she pleaded guilty to these charges.

However, it seems like Grammy-nominated artist Rick Ross has a lot of empathy towards her as he gave her a shout-out. The rapper made an appearance on B/S with Jake Paul, where he was asked about the hottest female athletes. Ross then gave a shout-out to Griner and requested her release from Russia after this whole debacle.

“right now, yeah shout out to BG(Brittney Griner) free BG,” he said. Ross believes that Phoenix Mercury player is among the hottest female athletes in the sport, as he even came to her support when times are rough. Moreover, he even included 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the list along with track athlete Sha’Carri Richardson.

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“I’m gonna go back to Serena even though for some reason in my mind I could see the baby girl( Sha’Carri Richardson) that you know um ran in the Olympics,” he added.

A look into the arrest of Brittney Griner in Russia

Russia first announced Griner’s detention on March 6. Moreover, the footage that showed her stop at a Russian airport was released. The Russian law enforcement opened a criminal case against her on drug-smuggling charges that carry a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. Due to the tensions between USA and Russia, she was given a sentence of 9 years which she has pleaded to in court.

Before her trial, Griner even wrote a letter to U.S. president Joe Biden asking him to demand her release. The Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced that the U.S. had proposed trading an imprisoned Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, for the release of Griner and Paul Whelan, another U.S. prisoner in Russia. However, this is still not confirmed as the negotiations are ongoing.

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