'It's been now over 100 days since she's been illegally held in Russia,' NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.
The WNBA star has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days - wrongfully so, U.S. officials insist - and some members of the Boston Celtics are using their platform at the NBA's title series to add their voices to the chorus of those demanding she be allowed to come home.
The shirts also had a QR code on the back, linking to an online petition seeking 300,000 signatures in support of the notion of bringing Griner home.Brittney Griner's Russian detention extended by 1 month after court appearance, lawyer says Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist for the U.S., faces drug smuggling charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Despite the strain, Russia and the United States carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange last month - trading former Marine Trevor Reed for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States.
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