Los Angeles Sparks All-Star Nneka Ogwumike wants the U.S. government to do more to bring Griner back home from Russia.
Brittney Griner is"the fun aunt," according to Nneka Ogwumike. She is resilient and kind, Ogwumike said. A fellow daughter of Texas, and Ogwumike's father's favorite player.
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia, July 7, 2022."BG, Brittney Griner, is an American hero," said Ogwumike, an All-Star forward for the Los Angeles Sparks."She is ours and she is yours, and we must get her home.
Griner, 31, was first detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February, and police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
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