Megan Rapinoe honors Brittney Griner with embroidered 'BG' on suit at Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony

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Megan Rapinoe honored Brittney Griner at the White House Thursday as Rapinoe received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden.

Griner pleaded guilty to bringing vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis through a Moscow airport. She could face up to 10 years in prison.

Rapinoe had Griner on her mind as she received the medal. The American soccer star had "BG" embroidered on her lapel. Rapinoe also offered her thoughts on Griner’s guilty plea as the news broke.

President Biden shakes hands with Megan Rapinoe before presenting the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to the soccer star and Olympic gold medalist during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

"BG is being used as a political pawn and we need to bring her home immediately. This plea doesn't change that @potus needs to and is working hard to get her home," Rapinoe wrote on her Instagram stories. "From what I understand she had to plea to keep the process of getting her home asap in motion. BG we are with you."

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The 31-year-old WNBA superstar was arrested in February as she was entering the country to play for her Russian basketball team.

President Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Megan Rapinoe at the White House Thursday, July 7, 2022.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Griner was arrested and has been classified by the U.S. State Department as a "wrongful detainee."

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that notion in a tweet.

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