Brittney Griner’s wrongful arrest in Russia has galvanized sports world support for the WNBA star returning to the United States. Los Angeles Lakers Forward LeBron James Griner was questioned as to why she would return to a country that took so long to resolve her problems. “Now, she feels like America has her back.” James … Read more
7:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Members Boston Celtics At Saturday’s practice, Brittney Griner was still in Russia detention. They wore T-shirts that had “WE ARE BG” written on them. “The shirts were very important, not only to show our support for Brittney Griner in Russia, but also because we wanted to show … Read more
Tuesday’s announcement by Adam Silver, NBA commissioner said that he was working “side-by side” with Cathy Engelbert, WNBA Commissioner, to bring Brittney griner home. Silver spoke to Malika Andrews of ESPN in a televised interview in Chicago before the NBA draft lottery. He said that his league followed the advice of experts and did not … Read more