[Dr. Sivana]

“If it was LeBron, he’d be home, right?” said Vanessa Nygaard, Griner’s coach with the Mercury.

No. A whole lot of Americans had no problem with the white male adolescent who was vandalizing in Singapore getting the rattan stick 6-10 times, either.

I understand that other countries hate Americans acting privileged, being indifferent to laws of the nation they are visiting. Even when I go to Canada, I am very aware that they have their own laws and I am a guest, subject to extra scrutiny.

Packing for travel? Don't have the illegal stuff anywhere near your bag. Be glad that you weren't caught breaking similar laws in Turkey or Indonesia.

Finally, if you can't be prudent, don't visit a country that we are fighting a proxy war with. If they had LeBron, they would have used him as a bargaining chip against sanctions, or possibly against Ukrainian held POWs. This is so much bigger than the giantess.

[Navy Patriot]

All good advice which I already follow.

[just Grace]

It is my understanding that Griner had been playing wooly ball professionally, in Russia, for the past seven years. Certainly enough time to know the laws of host country.