A court in Russia on March 17 denied an attempt by lawyers to secure the release of U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was arrested in February on charges of drug smuggling. Griner, a WNBA player, plays professional basketball in Russia for UMMC Ekaterinburg. She allegedly had hashish oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow after landing there. A judge in Moscow extended Griner’s detention for two months this week before rejecting the bid for her release, according to RIA Novosti. Lawyers representing Griner told the court the arrest was illegal and holding her was not necessary considering the charges. They said no bed in the prison system is adequate for Griner, who stands 6’9″ and spoke via videoconference from the pretrial detention center in which she’s being held. Prosecutors disputed the arguments, alleging the arrest was lawful and the law doesn’t provide for Griner to go on …