St. Petersburg, August 9, Boris Khodorovsky. American basketball player Brittney Griner , convicted in Russia for drug smuggling, did not seek to break the law, Evgenia Belyakova, the captain of the Yekaterinburg UMMC basketball club, said in an interview. I can’t add anything to what Brittney herself said at the trial. Unfortunately, many foreigners playing in Russian basketball clubs don’t know our laws. I’m sure that Greiner did not seek to break the law. I explain what happened only by a combination of circumstances, «said Belyakova. Greiner is 31 years old, she is one of the most titled basketball players in the world. She was a two-time Olympian and two-time world champion with Team USA, and won the WNBA with Phoenix in 2014. The center is included in the official list of the 25 best players in the women's NBA. Since 2015, she has been a member of the UMMC. Read the full interview with Evgenia Belyakova on Tuesday at rsport.ria.ru
