It's been 130 days since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia and her trial is about to start. Her wife wants US officials to do more to bring her home

By Abby Phillip and Steve Almasy, CNN

Updated 0242 GMT (1042 HKT) July 1, 2022

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Phoenix (CNN)Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, told CNN on Thursday she wants US officials to do whatever they have to do to bring the basketball legend home — and she needs to see them do more.

In the only interview she is giving on the eve of her wife's trial in Russia, Cherelle Griner sat in the Phoenix Mercury locker room and called for more action.«It's really, really difficult. This is not a situation where the rhetoric is matching the action,» she said. «I do have to unfortunately push people to make sure that the things they're telling me is also matching their actions and so it's been the hardest thing to balance because I can't let up. It's over 130 days and BG's still not back.» Brittney Griner, 31, who has played in Russia during the WNBA's offseason, was arrested February 17 at a Moscow airport. Russian authorities claimed she had cannabis oil in her luggage and accused her of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.Earlier this week, a Russian court scheduled her trial to start Friday, according to her lawyer, and ruled her detention be extended six months pending its outcome. The US Embassy in Moscow will send a diplomat to Friday's hearing, a US official has told CNN.Read MoreRussian court schedules start of Brittney Griner's trial for Friday, her lawyer saysCherelle Griner told CNN she wants to see more from US officials and meet with them to be reassured that they are «at that phase where you're actually doing everything in your power to