WNBA legends on Brittney Griner's detention

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"We just want her to be home."  Brittney Griner is being held in Russia since February 17 — and her detention was just extended. This is what these WNBA legends had to say about it ... #Tribeca2022

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00:00It's way bigger than this game of basketball.

00:09Everybody knows she plays the game. We're talking about a wonderful human being who is us,

00:18who's not here at home. So my heart was to pour out immediately, immediately my support,

00:27my love, my care, and just to see her come home safely. And that's how I feel now. And

00:35nothing's going to stop me from constantly standing firmly with her, for her. And when

00:40she's home, I'll stand beside her. She's one of my players. So we were under strict rules,

00:48not to talk much about it. But I can tell you that not talking about it did, I won't say it

00:55didn't help, because she's missed every single day in that locker room. She's a major part of

01:00not only what we do, but people see Brittany and her ability on the court.

01:08The person Brittany is, is 10 times better than what she is on the court.

01:13The calmness and the love that she brings to her teammates and the way that she

01:17de-escalates situations when she's with her team, she's missed every single day.

01:23And we just want her to be home. And everybody in this league stands very, very firmly on that.

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