During their teams' No. 1 vs. 2 game on Sunday at Maple, South Carolina's Dawn Staley and Tara VanDerveer wore long-sleeved shirts with the name of the player on the back.
The coaches gathered on the court before the game for a moment of silence for their teammate, who is imprisoned in Russia for drug charges. The Phoenix Mercury center has been in confinement for over two months and is still there.
There is a letter-writing station in the Maples concourse.
The back of the T-shirts were designed by Playa Society and will be available for purchase later this month. We will keep on uplifting your name until you are home. Our love and support will set you free.
The profits from the sale of the shirts will go to two groups that advocate for the rights of Americans held in other countries.
The game ended in overtime.
The U.S. Olympic women's basketball team won two gold medals in the same year. The United States won the gold medal in 1996.
She talked about some of her memories of Griner when she was a student at the school. The Bears won the NCAA title in 2012 with a victory over the Cardinal.
We want her to come back and we miss her.
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