
WNBA commissioner voices support for Brittney Griner
CNN
Ahead of Monday's WNBA draft, league commissioner Cathy Engelbert reaffirmed the league's commitment to helping bring Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner home. Griner has been detained by Russian authorities since mid-February.
"I did want to start by saying we continue to be working diligently on bringing Brittney Griner home. This is an unimaginable situation for BG to be in," Engelbert said Monday in her opening remarks to reporters.
Griner, who plays for Russian powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason, was arrested by Russian authorities in February at a Moscow airport and accused of smuggling significant amounts of a narcotic substance -- an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

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