Griner's wife asks US to intervene in WNBA player case
Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle has called on the US Government to do "whatever is necessary" to secure the release of the WNBA player, who remains detained in Russia on drug charges.
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Emotional Cherelle Griner tells rally of her frustration with wife Brittney Griner's detention, vows not to rest until she is free
PHOENIX — As her voice cracked, Cherelle Griner, the wife of Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, told the crowd assembled inside the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon for the «Bring BG Home Rally» that she is beyond feeling hurt by the WNBA star's detainment.
Brittney Griner's wife expresses gratitude, hope after phone call with President Joe Biden
Cherelle Griner, the wife of detained American basketball star Brittney Griner, released a statement Wednesday following a phone call with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, «I am grateful to the both of them for the time they spent with me and for the commitment they expressed to getting BG home.»
President Biden tells wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner he's working to get her released
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, to reassure her that he is working to win Griner's freedom as soon as possible, the White House said.
Joe Biden Speaks With Wife Of Basketball Star Detained In Russia
President Joe Biden spoke with the wife of women's basketball star Brittney Griner on Wednesday, telling her that he is working to secure her spouse's release from Russian detention, the White House said. Two-time Olympic champion Griner -- who has been held in Russia since February -- faces up to 10 years in prison on charges of smuggling cannabis vape cartridges into the country. "President Biden, joined by Vice President Harris, spoke today with Cherelle Griner, the wife of Brittney Griner who is wrongfully detained in Russia under intolerable circumstances," the White House said in a statement.
Biden tells Brittney Griner's wife he's working to get WNBA star out of Russia
President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, and assured her that that he is working to win Griner's freedom as soon as possible, the White House said.
UConn star Paige Bueckers urges Biden admin to bring Brittney Griner home: 'She's a hero'
Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, shares her disappointment with Biden's silence on her wife's detainment on 'CBS Mornings.'
Officials say President Joe Biden has read WNBA star Brittney Griner's handwritten letter
Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction Tuesday after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home and asked Biden to not «forget about me and the other American Detainees.»