Defence lawyer Maria Blagovolina said UMMC Ekaterinburg club boss Maxim Ryabkov had testified to Griner’s good character during the hearing on Thursday, which was closed to reporters.
She said Ryabkov told the court of Griner’s “outstanding abilities as a player and personal contribution to strengthening team spirit”. “It’s the first time we saw our basketball player. She looks good,” Ryabkov also told reporters in the town of Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow, where the trial is being held. “Our aim was to show what a big role she played in the club, in Russian basketball in general.”
Griner last week pleaded guilty to drug possession and smuggling, but said she had no intention of committing a crime. The Women’s National Basketball Association All-Star centre was detained on February 17 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil allegedly were found in her luggage.
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