The pretrial detention for Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner was extended for another 30 days by a Russian court, Griner’s lawyer Alexander Boikov said.
Griner was set to appear in court on May 19 and during proceedings on Friday in a Moscow court, a judge denied a request for Griner to be placed in home detention.
Griner has been detained in Russia since February, when she was stopped at an airport for allegedly carrying vape cartridges with cannabis oil cartridges in her carry-on luggage. That charge carries a potential 10-year prison sentence.
The U.S. government has said the 31-year-old two-time Olympic gold medalist was wrongfully detained and that they are working to obtain her release.
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is also working on behalf of Griner’s family to see if they can bring her home safely.
The WNBA continues to support Griner, placing her initials and jersey number on the sideline of every WNBA court, while also paying her full salary this season.
