There was an update on April 27, 2022, 01:48pm.
A State Department spokesman said that the top priority for the US is the release of the basketball player who faces up to 10 years in prison in Russia on drug charges.
In the second game of the NBA playoffs in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner throws the ball.
State spokesman Ned Price told CNN that the State Department is in regular contact with the team and that they are working with the Russian embassy to see to it.
Biden referred to another US citizen who has been held in Russia on espionage charges, though he did not mention him.
As news of Reed's release broke, there were concerns raised on social media.
Reed's family spoke to the Wall Street Journal about their son's cases. The Reeds told the outlet that they used silence as a strategy in the months after the arrest of their son. It was important for the players to be intentional about what they said about the case of the basketball player.
The news of her detainment was not made public until March 5. After playing a season abroad in Russia, a common practice among WNBA players who can often make more overseas than in the U.S., hash oil was discovered in the luggage of one of them. The detainer in Russia was extended until May 19.
Lindsay Kagawa Colas wrote a column for the Los Angeles Times about the circumstances that led to her playing in Russia.
The Commissioner of the WNBA called for the return of the player from Russia.
The U.S. reports after finally visiting with the WNBA star.
The U.S. is trying to get access to a WNBA player.
According to Forbes, the jailing of the WNBA star in Russia has been extended until May.
There are reports that a female basketball player is being held in Russia on drug charges.
It seems like the world has abandoned her.
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