AdvertisementTrial on drug charges begins for detained WNBA star Brittney Griner in Russia03:33Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/07/01/brittney-griner-trial"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeJuly 01, 2022facebookEmailWNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 1, 2022. She was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with NPR's Charles Maynes about the start of the trial for WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than four months on drug charges.This segment aired on July 1, 2022.Here & Now: Editors' Picks