"Greiner says that she pleads guilty, she had no intent to carry luggage with drugs, there was no intent to commit a crime, as she was going in a hurry," the basketball player’s translator told the Khimki court.
The court adjourned the hearing to July 14.
Griner was playing for the UMMC Yekaterinburg basketball team in Russia during the WNBA off-season. She was detained on February 17 at a Moscow airport for allegedly carrying cannabis oil in her luggage. If convicted on the charge against her, Griner faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Meanwhile, the US Embassy in Moscow's Deputy Chief of Mission, Elizabeth Rood, said that she had handed over a letter from US President Joe Biden to Brittney Griner.
She said she was able to talk to Griner in the courtroom, and the athlete said that she was doing well and had the opportunity to read books.
Rood also expressed the intention of the US government to return home all American citizens who are incarcerated.