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Cherelle Griner, the wife of Brittney Griner, has broken her silence on the WNBA star's detainment in Russia. In an interview of Robin Roberts of "Good ...

As a result, she was charged with "large-scale transportation of drugs," and could face up to 10 years in prison, according to a report from The New York Times. How is her energy?' I'm just asking all those questions, trying to just get some type of indication or vibe." "So if they're holding her because they want you to do something, then I want you to do it."

She's a political pawn,” said Cherelle, who became emotional detailing what little she knows about Griner's detainment during an interview that aired Wednesday ...

“BG would wholeheartedly love to not go overseas,” Cherelle said. “Things like that matter, like, it has her hopeful,” Cherelle added. Cherelle said that prior to the detention, Griner’s experience playing in Russia over the past nine years had been great. “They treat them like superstars.” I know that it makes her feel good, Because she doesn’t want to be forgotten. Cherelle became emotional when talking about the support and how it helps Griner stay strong during the struggle for her release. Cherelle said Griner responded, texting: “The customs people. “You don’t want anybody to be there, going through what they’re going through.” I couldn’t move,” Cherelle said. “At this point I don’t even know who I’m getting back when she comes back.” “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has the power. “I first heard the news through Brittney, actually.

Cherelle, esposa de Brittney Griner, quiere que el presidente Joe Biden garantice la liberación de su compañera, haciendo lo que sea necesario para...

Los abogados imprimen artículos para mostrárselos a Griner y que ella pueda estar al día de lo que ocurre. "Me enteré de la noticia por primera vez a través de Brittney, en realidad. En este momento ni siquiera sé a quién voy a recuperar cuando ella vuelva", expresó. Hay una persona que puede ir a por ella, y es nuestro presidente", mencionó Cherelle, que se emocionó al detallar lo poco que sabe sobre la detención de Griner durante una entrevista que se emitió en Good Morning America. Ella es un peón político. Así que si la retienen porque quieren que haga algo, entonces quiero que lo haga. Cherelle, quien se graduó en la facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Central de Carolina del Norte a principios de este mes, no ha hablado por teléfono con Griner desde el día en que fue detenida.

Appearing on “Good Morning America” Wednesday, Cherelle Griner reflected on her wife's detainment in Russia.

Griner was denied house arrest and her detention was extended for 30 days on May 13. “I was terrified what that meant. “I don’t truly know [how she’s doing],” Cherelle said. But, I am being told that she’s doing O.K.” Don’t give up on me, though.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m not going to give up on you. I have to trust people that I didn’t even know until February the 17th. I feel like to see it would be to see BG back on U.S. soil.” The couple has been able to communicate through letters, but have not spoken since Brittney was first detained. Griner, a seven-time All-Star with the Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, was arrested in February at Sheremetyevo International Airport, where Russian officials said they discovered vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Cherelle Griner, who graduated from the North Carolina Central University School of Law earlier this month, revealed that she has spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken as well as NBA commissioner Adam Silver and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert about her wife’s detainment. “So if they’re holding her because they want you to do something, then I want you to do it.” “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has the power.

WNBA player Brittney Griner was arrested and detained in Russia in February after authorities allegedly found vape cartridges containing hash oil in her ...

The basketball champion faces five to 10 years in prison if convicted. Customs officers searched the bag and allegedly found vape cartridges that contained liquid with hash oil. She also spoke with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts this week, saying that she and Brittney have communicated sporadically through letters amid the latter's detainment. How is her energy?' I'm just asking all those questions, trying to just get some type of indication or vibe." Cherelle's conversation comes shortly after Brittney's pre-trial detention in Russia was extended by one month. "There is one person that can go get her, and that's our president," she told ESPN's Angela Rye. "He has that power. "The Department of State has determined that the Russian Federation has wrongfully detained U.S. citizen Brittney Griner," a State Department spokesperson said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. "I'm just so sorry she's going through this. "So I'm trusting her lawyers. Like, it kills me." "I'm in a position of complete vulnerability right now. I have to trust people that I didn't even know until Feb. 17," Cherelle told the outlet.

Cherelle Griner, esposa de la estrella de la WNBA, detenida en Rusia, instó al presidente de Estados Unidos a intervenir en su caso para que la jugadora ...

"Creo que los rusos los usaron como moneda de cambio", dijo Richardson a Bryant Gumbel en una entrevista en "Real Sports" de HBO que se transmitió el martes por la noche. Cherelle dijo que Brittney estaba decidida a terminar su temporada en Rusia, pero que también estaba ansiosa por dejar de ir al extranjero. “Así que hablamos de ello y fue como: ‘Solo haz que este sea tu último año en el extranjero entonces.' También dijo que siente que si un jugador de la NBA fuera detenido en Rusia, habría una mayor urgencia por parte del gobierno de Estados Unidos. "Hay una persona que puede ir a buscarla, y ese es nuestro presidente", dijo Griner a Angela Rye de ESPN en una entrevista que se transmitió el miércoles en "Good Morning America" de ABC. “Él tiene ese poder. El delito conlleva una pena máxima de 10 años de prisión. La administración de Biden ha dicho que Griner, dos veces atleta olímpica de Estados Unidos de 31 años, está siendo detenida injustamente.

If U.S. President Joe Biden has the ability to bring Brittney Griner home from Russia, her wife, Cherelle Griner, wants to see it, she told "Good Morning ...

"She wrote me one letter and was like, ‘Babe, I know you want to go down right now but don’t just yet.’ "Every day you wake up and the fact that you’re still in that reality, it is a reason for you to lose faith and to not have hope and all of the above. "'Babe, babe, babe, wake up, they have me in this room. "She started texting me around 2 a.m. that morning," Cherelle Griner said. "I was grateful for their call," she said. At this point, I don’t even know who I’m getting back when she comes back."

Cherelle Griner said in an interview aired Wednesday morning of the president, "if they're holding her because they want you to do something, ...

Cherelle Griner said she has been in contact with the families of both men and had been urged to overcome her reluctance to speak about the situation, adding that she “obviously [wants Whelan] back, too.” Detained in Moscow: The U.S. government is now characterizing Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia as a “wrongful detainment” and her detention has been extended. Profile: Chiney Ogwumike is on a tireless quest to have it all. “It’s hard.” A recent law school graduate, Cherelle pointed out that Griner, like many other WNBA players, has to head overseas in the offseason to supplement her salary. We are closely engaged on this case and in frequent contact with Ms. Griner’s legal team.” Griner last appeared May 13 in a Russian court at a scheduling hearing in which another 30 days were added to her pretrial detainment. Griner, 31, appeared at the hearing wearing an orange WNBA hoodie that mostly hid her face. Cherelle Griner said she first learned of the situation when Brittney texted her upon arriving in Russia, saying, “'Babe, babe, wake up. Still, the WNBA pay, compared with other sports leagues, is a problem. “They treat them like superstars.” … Those small moments, I know give her some type of hope.”

Brittney Griner's wife Cherelle says she wants help from President Joe Biden to bring the WNBA star home from Russia.

“BG would wholeheartedly love to not go overseas," Cherelle said. Cherelle said that prior to the detention, Griner's experience playing in Russia over the past nine years had been great. “Things like that matter, like, it has her hopeful,” Cherelle added. I know that it makes her feel good, Because she doesn’t want to be forgotten. Cherelle became emotional when talking about the support and how it helps Griner stay strong during the struggle for her release. Griner then sent a message saying, “They’re about to take my phone.” “The first week I laid on this couch and cried my eyeballs out. “You don’t want anybody to be there, going through what they’re going through.” Cherelle said Griner responded, texting: “The customs people. “And then I said, ‘You got to get up now.’” “At this point I don’t even know who I’m getting back when she comes back.” “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has the power.

“Babe, wake up! They have me in this room!” Cherelle Griner said Brittney texted her. “I don't know what's going on.” Confused and alarmed, Cherelle asked who ...

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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a. Griner now faces drug smuggling charges that could land her in prison ...

"BG would wholeheartedly love to not go (play) overseas," her wife said. "She has only had one Thanksgiving in the states in the nine years that she has been pro and she misses all that stuff because she can't make enough money in the WNBA to sustain her life." Griner was overseas, playing basketball for a team in Russia to supplement her WNBA income.

Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who has been detained in a Russian prison for nearly 100 days, spoke for the first time on ...

She has only had one Thanksgiving in the States in nine years since she's been pro, and she misses all that stuff. "BG would wholeheartedly love to not go overseas. The top WNBA salary is $228K, whereas star NBA players can make at least $1 million a year. "But again, our message is a clear and simple one -- we continue to insist that Russia allow consistent and timely consular access to all U.S. citizen detainees," he added. Former Marine Paul Whelan has also been detained in Russia since 2019. Russian media have reported that the U.S. and Russia are discussing the possibility of exchanging Griner for Victor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was convicted in the U.S. Price said that he spoke with Cherelle Griner earlier this month by phone, assuring her that the administration was doing everything it could to ensure the WNBA player's release. Griner told "GMA" co-anchor Robin Roberts that the support her wife has gotten from the league has brought the WNBA star "comfort" amid her detention in Russia. "Things like that matter, like, it has her hopeful," Cherelle Griner told Roberts. "It lets her know she's not forgotten." State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Friday that a U.S. consular officer was able to meet with Griner on Thursday, May 19, for the second time in a week. She was charged with "large-scale transportation of drugs" and could face up to 10 years in prison, according to The New York Times. Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who has been detained in a Russian prison for nearly 100 days, spoke on Tuesday in an interview with "Good Morning America."

Cherelle Griner, the wife of Brittney Griner, says she believes President Joe Biden could intervene to help get the WNBA star out of detention in Russia and ...

Griner is a native of Houston, and she got to know Stanton, the former mayor of Phoenix, well since coming to play for the Mercury. Usually another prisoner, a Russian, in the United States. I'm convinced the Russians are going to ask for something in return, because Brittney Griner is very high profile. "She is literally the kindest, sweetest person you will ever meet, and it's very genuine. Don't give up on me, though.' And I'm like, 'I'm not going to give up on you. She also said she feels that if an NBA player were being detained in Russia, there would be greater urgency on the U.S. government's part. "So we talked about it, and I was like, 'Let's just make this your last year overseas then.' Brittney Griner was returning to Russia to complete her season for UMMC Ekaterinburg when she was arrested. Brittney Griner, a center for the Phoenix Mercury, was detained at a Moscow airport after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that contained hashish oil, which is derived from cannabis. How is her energy?' I'm just asking all those questions, trying to just get some type of indication or vibe. "There is one person that can go get her, and that's our president," Griner told Angela Rye in an interview that is airing Wednesday on ESPN. "He has that power. "So I'm trusting her lawyers. The Biden administration has said Griner, a 31-year-old two-time Olympian for the United States, is being wrongfully detained.

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Cherelle Griner, wife of Brittney Griner who has been detained in Russia for more than three months, said Brittney has become 'a political pawn.'.

“BG would wholeheartedly love to not go overseas,” Cherelle said. “Things like that matter, like, it has her hopeful,” Cherelle added. Cherelle said that prior to the detention, Griner’s experience playing in Russia over the past nine years had been great. “They treat them like superstars.” I know that it makes her feel good, Because she doesn’t want to be forgotten. Cherelle became emotional when talking about the support and how it helps Griner stay strong during the struggle for her release. Cherelle said Griner responded, texting: “The customs people. “You don’t want anybody to be there, going through what they’re going through.” I couldn’t move,” Cherelle said. “At this point I don’t even know who I’m getting back when she comes back.” “I just keep hearing that, you know, he has the power. “I first heard the news through Brittney, actually.

Sue Bird revealed on “The Players' Pod” that WNBA players are able to write emails to Brittney Griner, who remains detained in Russia.

Anything we can do to shed light on it, keep her name at the forefront, we are doing.” “I know people see her as a basketball player, an Olympian, this and that,” said Bird, who played with Griner on the 2016 and 2020 Olympic teams. The site provides visitors with ways to get involved in helping to secure Griner’s release. “It was hard because, all of us, it’s so tough to think of BG who is this gentle giant, sweetest human, sitting in a Russian jail cell. I can’t imagine what the Phoenix players go through, because I think of BG often.” And that’s the one way to communicate.