Phoenix Mercury player Skylar Diggins-Smith reacts after a Russian court sentenced her teammate Brittney Griner to nine years in prison and a 1m rouble fine for a drug offence.
‘Nobody wanted to even play today,’ said Diggins-Smith during an emotional press conference with fellow Phoenix Mercury player Diamond DeShields. Griner, who played in Russia during off-seasons from the Phoenix Mercury team, was arrested for cannabis possession at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport in February
