WNBA players and union leadership increased their calls for Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian prison on Saturday, which marked Griner’s 100th day behind bars.
“Right now, on day 100 of BG’s wrongful detainment, we are calling on everyone to use their platforms, no matter the size, to bring attention to her wrongful detainment, to get (her wife) Cherelle that meeting with President Biden and to get our sister home,” the Women’s National Basketball Players Association said in a statement.
When Griner was detained back in February, the WNBPA and those closest to the WNBA champion and two-time gold medalist tried to keep things quiet, fearing that Griner would be treated as a political pawn.
