Russia’s war on Ukraine has consumed headlines ever since it began in February. But the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner in Moscow has gotten far less attention. In fact, Griner had been in custody for three weeks before the news of her detention for alleged drug smuggling charges broke. But it’s all related. Russia could be using Griner as a pawn in its conflict with the United States and the rest of the Western world. Just last week, the State Department told U.S. citizens to leave the country "immediately," warning of "the potential for harassment" by the Russian government. LZ and Will talk about the relatively low pay imposed by the WNBA, which incentivized Griner’s second career in Russia in the first place, and imagine what it will take to get Brittney Griner home.
