INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US basketball star Brittney Griner said at her trial Wednesday she had no intention of smuggling drugs into Russia and that she came to the
warnings so as not to let down her Russian team.Griner, a two-time Olympic basketball gold medalist and Women's NBA champion who had played
possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil and is standing trial in the town of Khimki just outside Moscow.Speaking at the trial on
think of or plan to bring banned substances into Russia," Griner said."I did not intend to break Russian law," she added, saying that she
"was in a rush packing."She also said she had "no intention to use" a substance banned in Russia."I wouldn't do anything that would hurt my
team."Griner was detained when she came to Russia to play club basketball with UMMC Ekaterinburg during the U.S
arrived in Russia despite U.S
authorities recommending against travel to the country and said that she would "never" risk the championship."My career is my whole life
