The WNBA star would have been playing in the All-Star game set for this weekend in Chicago.
Brittney Griner would have been among those playing, but instead she'sRev. Al Sharpton, Nneka Ogwumike, President of the WNBA Players Association, WNBA Players Association Executive Director Terri Jackson and loved ones of Griner held a news conference at the McCormick Place on Friday.
As the WNBA All-Star weekend got underway in Chicago, there was one noticeable absence. Brittney Griner would have been among those playing, but instead she's still being detained in a Russian jail after pleading guilty to drug charges.Griner's wife, Cherelle, said she's been in touch with the White House about efforts to bring her home.
"I am in the position where I understand that what they are doing is very challenging, and due to the circumstances with Russia and the United States right now," Cherelle Griner said."So I want to make it very clear that our next move as supporters of is to make sure that the Administration understands that they have our full support in doing any and everything necessary to be able to bring home, as well as every other wrongfully-detained American.
Cherelle Griner added she was grateful that the Biden Administration"took the time to see as a person" and tell her officials were"exhausting all efforts to bring her home."at a Moscow airport in February after Russian officials claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage. A Russian judge ordered Griner, the Phoenix Mercury center who played in Russia during the WNBA off-season, to remain in custody.
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