US basketball star and two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner stands in a courtroom before her hearing in Khimki City Court outside Moscow, Russia. EPA
US basketball star and two-time Olympic gold medallist Brittney Griner stands in a courtroom before her hearing in Khimki City Court outside Moscow, Russia. EPA

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