Soccer player Megan Rapinoe admonished her fellow athletes for not doing enough to speak out and encouraged them to support detained WNBA star Brittney Griner at The ESPYs on Wednesday night.
Griner was arrested in Russia in February after customs officials said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of transporting drugs. "For me, the most striking thing is that BG's not here.
BG deserves to be free, she's being held as a political prisoner, obviously," Rapinoe said while accepting a trophy for best play at the show honouring the past year's top athletes and moments in sports. "Like what are we doing here dressed up like we are when our sister is detained abroad?