They said it was out of sight and out of mind. Thanks to her wife and the women of the WNBA, that hasn't been the case.
It's time for reinforcements.
With the 76ers and Celtics tipping the season off on Tuesday night in Boston, followed by the Lakers traveling to San Francisco for the Warriors' ring ceremony, it's a perfect storm for some of the biggest names in a global game to start a season-long petition. It doesn't feel like much of an ask for NBA players to be more vocal about bringing Griner home since this is a league in which playoffs were boycotted.
Cherelle told CBS Mornings that her husband was afraid of being left and forgotten in Russia.
Y'all don't see the need to bring me home? Is my existence just nothing? According to Cherelle, Griner said that her life just doesn't matter.
According to a report on Sunday, the Russians don't care much about Griner's release.
According to USA Today, Yury Ushakov, a former Russian ambassador to the United States, thinks that Biden is focused on the upcoming elections. The White House. The president of the United States of America, Putin. It's not the main issue that we are concerned about.
According to her lawyer, she is struggling with her emotions as she is only being allowed outside once a day and sharing her cell phone with two other people. Since February, she has been in custody.
Her attorney told The New York Times that she is not sure she will be able to return to America. She is afraid that she will have to serve the entire sentence in Russia, and she is very worried about what the price will be.
It has always been a recipe for America not making you a priority, let alone a country run by someone like Putin, if you are a black gay woman.
He would be home if it was James. In July, the head coach asked. There is a statement about the value of women. A statement about the value of a black person. The value of a gay person is stated in the statement. That's all of them. That hurts more because we know it.
The work of the women in the league has been important in keeping the attention on the player. The July All-Star Game was a tribute to one of the league's greatest players. Her name and number were written on the back of the warm ups.
The coach said it was a family. Bringing a national light to the situation will help put pressure on the Russian government to let her go.
It's time for her to return.
The appeal of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession will be heard next week. Between the opening night of the NBA season in 2020 and her 32nd birthday in 2023, at least 51 games will have been played, giving the men of the NBA 50-plus opportunities to show America, Russia, and the world. It's easy to post a hashtags. It's time to take action.
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