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by oicu812 1556 days ago
Reasons:

1) She was detained upon entry to Russia at the main airport in Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport) when they searched her bags and found marijuana. (vape cartridges) If she was detained at a backwater airport or hotel room, then the suspicion of the drugs being planted in her bag might hold more weight, but instead it appears she was legitimately caught red-handed transporting drugs.

2) She was very vocal in 2020 about not playing the national anthem at WNBA games. Now that she's been imprisoned in a foreign country she wants patriotism and American values to fight for her release?