Speaking through an interpreter, Griner told the court Thursday she had no intention of committing a crime and acted unintentionally because she had packed in a hurry. Police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner was first detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February, when she was returning to play basketball in Russia. Bird said she didn’t get any “personal time” with President Joe Biden, but she said Rapinoe “has taken the opportunities in those moments when she’s been able to speak to the President to talk about BG, so I do know that.” Rapinoe had BG and a rose stitched on her jacket for the occasion, and Bird sported a “WE ARE BG” pin. That same day, Bird watched her fiancée, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House. Griner, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession charges in a case that could see her sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. “Yeah, every now and then we’ll answer questions about All-Star and talk about the basketball, but you’re going to see her name on the back of all of our shirts, and so like I said, it doesn’t really shift.
“I think for all of us, we just want to always keep BG’s name at the forefront in everything we do,” Bird said. 42 for practice Saturday, and the league also plans to continue its push for Griner’s release during Sunday’s game at the home of the defending champion Sky. Bird and the rest of the All-Stars wore T-shirts with Griner’s name and No. Griner’s continued detention in Russia is front and center as the WNBA holds one of its marquee events in Chicago for the first time.
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