Why Did Brittney Griner Plead Guilty?

“I’d like to plead guilty, your honor,” Griner said at the second hearing of her trial on a narcotics charge, according to Reuters. “But there was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law.”

In an early July hearing, Russian customs officials said Griner was found with two vape cartridges containing 0.7 grams of cannabis oil in her baggage, per The New York Times. The Phoenix Mercury player has been charged with illegal drug possession and with smuggling a “significant amount.”