Brittney Griner detention: Mercury, State Department meet over WNBA star's arrest

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The Phoenix Mercury said Monday the organization and WNBPA staff met with U.S. State Department officials to discuss Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia.

The State Department confirmed the meeting, which also involved officials from its office that advocates for hostages and wrongfully detained Americans. The Biden administration labeled Griner’s case a wrongful detention last month.

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The decal honoring Brittney Griner at Footprint Center on May 6, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

Mercury players Brianna Turner and Diana Taurasi and head coach Vanessa Nygaard released statements through the team on Griner’s detention.

"Today we had a meeting with the State Department about BG. I’m confident in the State Department and the work that they’re doing. They encouraged us to keep speaking her name, to keep holding them accountable to bring BG back home as soon as possible," Turner said.

Taurasi said getting Griner home was the main priority.

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The Mercury's Brittney Griner watches practice with teammate Diana Taurasi on May 10, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

"We’re here to do whatever we can to amplify and keep BG at the forefront, which is more important than any basketball game and anything else that’s going on in our lives. We want BG to come home as soon as possible. It’s number one on our list," she said.

Nygaard added: "We are on day 116 since BG has been wrongfully detained. It was great to hear from the State Department that we should continue to