Brittney Griner's friends and teammates are desperate to draw more attention to her detention, after she was arrested in February as she arrived in Moscow to play for a Russian team.
US basketballer Brittney Griner has been made an honorary Women's National Basketball Association All-Star member as she faces up to a decade in a Russian prison.She has been made an honorary WNBA All-Star in an attempt to draw attention to her caseThe WNBA called more attention to her case at an All-Star Game in Chicago on Sunday.
Ms Griner — the All-Star centre for the Phoenix Mercury — was arrested in February after Russian airport officials said she had vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.
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