LeBron James Makes His Feelings About Brittney Griner's 

It's nearly been five months since Russian authorities detained Brittney Griner. On February 17,

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customs officers searched her bag and set up hashish oil painting, or cannabis oil painting, in the form of vape charges.

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The WNBA star has since contended shamefaced to Russian medicine charges,

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but maintained that it was an accident and she was not designedly smuggling illegal medicines into the country.

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" There was no intent. I did not want to break the law," Griner said in court before in July. However, Griner could face up to 10 times, If doomed.

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In addition to the WNBA, Griner has represented the United States at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, winning one gold order each.

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She's also played with the Russian Women's Basketball Premier League during the WNBA offseason, which is why she was in Russia at the time of her detainment.

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have conceded Griner's detention, but no importance seems to pass in the way of her release.

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