- A US embassy official was finally granted access to see Brittney Griner during her Russian detainment.
- Ned Price told CNN that Griner is in "good condition" and they are working to ensure she's "treated fairly."
- The WNBA star was first detained on February 17 when officials at a Moscow airport accused her of drug offenses.
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said American officials have finally been granted access to Brittney Griner — the WNBA star detained in Russia — and that she is in "good condition."
"Within the last couple hours an official from our Embassy has been granted consular access to Britney Griner," Price told CNN on Wednesday morning.
"We were able to check on her condition and we will continue to work very closely with her legal team … to see to it that she is treated fairly," he added.
The 6-foot-9 center has been in Russian custody since February 17, when agents at Sheremetyevo Airport claimed to have found vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Since then, Griner's "Russian legal team has seen her multiple times a week," a source close to the situation told Insider last week.
But until Wednesday, Russia had denied American officials' requests for consular visits with Griner during her continued detention. US Congressman Colin Allred of Griner's native Texas had previously spoken out about Russia's repeated refusal to grant access to a US citizen, calling the move "really unusual" and "extremely concerning."