A Russian court on Monday scheduled Brittney Griner's trial to start Friday, according to her lawyer, and ruled the WNBA star's detention be extended six months pending its outcome.
Griner -- who has been held in Russia since her arrest at a Moscow airport on allegations of attempted drug smuggling -- attended the preliminary hearing in person Monday, arriving at court handcuffed and flanked by guards in black vests, according to a photo by AFP photographer Kirill Kudryavstev.
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