As if this story couldn't get any more ridiculous...
[Sports Illustrated] - As the fight to bring detained WNBA star Brittney Griner back to the United States continues, Dennis Rodman announced Saturday he plans to lend a helping hand toward the efforts.
The Basketball Hall of Famer shared in an interview with NBC News his intention to travel to Russia in the near future to seek Griner’s release. Griner, 31, was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony earlier this month after facing drug charges following her arrest at a Moscow airport in February for possessing hashish oil in her luggage.
"I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl," Rodman said. "I’m trying to go this week." According to NBC, Rodman is not required to receive special permission from the U.S. to make the trip, and would need only a visa from Moscow. |