Brittney Yevette Griner (born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas. She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2,000 points and block 500 shots. In 2012, the three-time All-American was named the AP Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.

Ms Griner has been held in Russia since her 17 February arrest at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport after cannabis oil was allegedly found in her luggage. She is currently on trial and if convicted could face up to ten years in prison. Fewer than 1% of defendants in criminal cases are acquitted in Russia.

WNBA PLAYER BRITTNEY GRINER IS AMONG A NUMBER OF AMERICAN DETAINEES ARE BEING DETAINGED IN RUSSIA WHILE THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR TAKES PRECEDENT OVER WORLD AFFAIRS; FURTHERMORE, TIMING COULDN'T PLAY SUCH A CRUCIAL ROLE IN BRITTNEY GRINER'S CIRCUMSTANCES DUE TO HER DETAINMENT RIGHT AT THE BRINK OF WAR. NOW SHE MAY BE USED AS AN ALLEGED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN BY RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES AND THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO SUPPORT BRITTNEY, HER FAMILY AND ALL OF HER LOVED ONES GOING THROUGH THIS TRYING ORDEAL. SUPPORT THE PETITION AND HELP BRING BRITTNEY GRINER AND ALL THE ALLEGED UNJUST AMERICAN DETAINEES HOME.