- Basketball star detained in Russia over drug allegations
- Olympic champion faces up to 10 years in jail if found guilty
Brittney Griner has met with a US official for the first time since the basketball star was detained in Russia over allegations she attempted to bring cannabis into the country.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price told CNN on Wednesday that an official from the American embassy in Moscow had met with Griner, who has won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA.
