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NBA Campaign to Free Brittney Griner Is Mostly Low Key
Griner, the W.N.B.A. star, has been detained in Russia since February. The N.B.A., which founded the women’s league in 1996, has said it is working behind the scenes to help Griner.
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Fans Love W.N.B.A. All-Stars, but Cast a Critical Eye on the League
Even as fans flocked to Chicago to celebrate their favorite players, they called for the W.N.B.A. to improve. The players did, too.
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Brittney Griner’s Supporters Hold Steady After Guilty Plea
Griner, the W.N.B.A. star, pleaded guilty to drug charges in Russia on Thursday. But her supporters are still determined to fight to bring her home.
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A Russian diplomat criticizes Biden ‘hype’ over Brittney Griner as the W.N.B.A. star’s trial resumes.
Sergei A. Ryabkov, the deputy foreign minister, said that publicity around the basketball player’s case was not helping her interests. U.S. officials said she was essentially a hostage.