Brittney was quietly arrested two weeks before Putin invaded Ukraine. And the Russian media made it a big story during the height of the invasion. A video with voice overs was playing during her mysterious arrest.
Free Brittney from Russia
Both Griner and Lieberman are from Texas. And Lieberman says Griner is not only a good friend, but a basketball legend, as well.
“As an athlete, and a mom,” she is asking that the chorus to release Brittney Griner from Russian custody get a whole lot louder.
“Thank you for doing this and thank you for being loud on behalf of Brittney. We need this,” Lieberman told WFAA. “If it was Lebron James, if it was Steph Curry, if it was Tiger Woods, would we be reading about this every single day? There would be a movement to get our guys back in America. I don’t know. Where is the movement for Brittney?”
“It’s just a horrible, horrible situation.”
Some politicians like Congressman Colin Allred, also a Baylor alum, and Hillary Clinton have spoken out on Griner’s behalf. But the WNBA has had a muted reaction, so far. And the Biden administration is telling everyone to be cautious.
