It has been 221 days since Brittney Griner was initially detained in Russia and in that time Kim Mulkey, the coach she won a national title for at Baylor, has not said anything about it. That continued on Monday when she formally declined any comment, dismissing a question about Griner when talking to reporters at her first preseason practice of the year.
Griner, who turns 32 next month, played for Mulkey at Baylor from 2009-13. During Griner's junior year, the Bears went undefeated at 40-0 to win the national championship. Griner was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player as well as earning AP Player of the Year and the Wade Trophy Player of the Year. She also won the Wade in 2013 before going No. 1 overall to the Phoenix Mercury, where she's spent her entire WNBA career.
Mulkey and Griner had a falling out nearly a decade ago and the star's relationship with Baylor has been strained. Months before she was detained,with her alma mater and see her jersey retired there one day. Griner, who plays in Russia during the WNBA offseason, was arrested on Feb. 17 at the airport for bringing cannabis into Russia, authorities there said. She pleaded guilty to drug possession and drug smuggling with criminal intent for 0.702 grams of hashish oil, which she said she had for medicinal reasons. Russian authorities gave her nearly the maximum sentence of nine years in a penal colony. The U.S. government isMulkey's silence on Griner's detainment and recent sentencingcircles.
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