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Brittney Griner’s Sister Shekera Says WNBA Star’s Detention Has Been ‘Gut-Wrenching’

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Shekera Griner, the sister of WNBA star Brittney Griner, commented Friday on the detention of her sister in Russia.

Shekera called Brittney’s detention “gut-wrenching,” and called on United States President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the entire administration to “do whatever necessary” in order to bring Brittney home “safely and quickly.”

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Brittney Griner’s sister, Shekera, is breaking her silence to call on <a href=”https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@POTUS</a> and the US government to bring the <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#WNBA</a> superstar home <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreBG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#WeAreBG</a> <br><br>”It’s been totally gut-wrenching for myself and my family,” she says. <a href=”https://t.co/Nqpwifb2T0″>pic.twitter.com/Nqpwifb2T0</a>

Friday marks 113 days since Griner was first wrongfully detained by Russian authorities at an airport in Moscow for allegedly possessing vape cartridges containing hashish oil.


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