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As the trial of basketball star Brittney Griner began in Moscow last week on charges of cannabis possession and trafficking, her American supporters have stepped up their calls for the White House to do more to bring her home.
Sabrina Ionescu became the first WNBA player to record a 30-point triple-double in the regular season with a win over Las Vegas.
Brittney Griner faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison after pleading guilty.
Sabrina Ionescu had 31 points in the highest-scoring triple-double in WNBA history.
US basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug smuggling charges in a Russian court but denied intending to break the law in a case that has further inflamed tensions between Moscow and Washington.
Cherelle Griner said Brittney Griner wrote the letter to Biden for July 4th because she "cherishes" the meaning of the holiday.
As WNBA star Brittney Griner appeals to Joe Biden for help in getting released from Russian custody, her case is a "top priority" for the president, according to the White House. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during a briefing on Tuesday that Biden read Griner's handwritten letter, which was sent to the White House on Monday, and her note was "very personal" to him. "I'm not going to share any personal interaction that I had with the president," Jean-Pierre told ABC News when asked about Biden's reaction.
"I can't rest as her humanity is being stripped from her. I can't rest as her safety is in question," Cherelle Griner said at the Bring BG Home rally.
Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner on Thursday pleaded guilty to drug possession during her trial in Moscow but said she had no intention of committing a crime. Representatives for Griner confirmed to The Associated Press that the WNBA star pleaded guilty to drug possession charges. Russian news reports quoted Griner as saying through an interpreter at the court hearing that she had acted unintentionally because she was packing in haste.
Sabrina Ionescu is the first WNBA player to score at least 30 points for a triple-double.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Brittney Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, over the phone just days after the WNBA athlete penned and open letter to The White House.
Brittney Griner's wife, Cherelle, still has not heard from the president, which she said was "very disheartening."
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Basketball star Brittney Griner is set to be back in Moscow court as her family and friends step up their calls for the Biden administration to do more to free her.
U.S. President Joe Biden told Brittney Griner's wife in a call on Wednesday that he is working to secure the WNBA basketball star's release from Russia as soon as possible, describing her detention on drug charges as "intolerable." Griner, who had been playing for a Russian club during the off-season, was arrested at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17 when a search of her luggage allegedly revealed cannabis oil vape cartridges. Griner sent Biden a letter this week, telling him she was "terrified (she) might be here forever."
WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports.
Biden has read the hand-written letter from Brittney Griner and bringing the WNBA star home from Russia is a top priority, the White House said.
The public outcry around the plight of Brittney Griner is growing louder — and that spells trouble for President Biden, who has been unable to free the basketball star from detention in Russia. Griner wrote to Biden in recent days saying she was “terrified I might be here forever”. Her wife, Cherelle, appears to have…
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