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The WNBA Players’ Association believes that seven-time WNBA All-Star Britney Greener has been imprisoned in Russia “because of gender issues”.
The Phoenix Mercury star has been detained in Russian for 56 days. The 31-year-old WNBA center was charged in February with smuggling hashish oil or weed oil into Russia.
Greener’s name was pushed out of the title after Will Smith Insulted Comedian Chris Rock at the March 27, 2022 Oscars.
The WNBA draft Return the focus on Griner on Monday.
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Neka Ogumi, president of the WNBA Players’ Association, appeared on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday to discuss Greener’s situation.
Dr. Ogumi Basic strategy The Russians had to remain silent to refrain from using Greener for political gain. But now that strategy has changed.
Robin told Ogumi to Roberts, “We deliberately left and saw the nature of the situation in Brittany – it was very important for us to be willing to do our best to make sure we didn’t compromise on her arrival.”
“It has a lot to do with educating ourselves about the details of what’s going on. As far as we know. But then realizing how important it is for us to be strategic about when and how we talk about it.”
A request to release Greener, who is under house arrest in Russia, was rejected last month. He told Ogumi that he was still being held before trial because of Greener’s gender.
“When is it not? It is frustrating that the question of whether it is a gender issue is now on the mind when it comes to this kind of situation and the reality is that there is a gender issue, because of pay inequality,” he said.
“I played four years in Russia and one year in Poland and two years in China. We go there to supplement our income and to keep our game open. Our teams are encouraged to continue our game. There and more competitive. There is a lot that You know, we live politically internally. “
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Greener has earned $ 1.5 million per season playing for a Russian women’s basketball team. His salary with Mercury was $ 228,000 a season.
WNBA Commissioner Kathy Engelbert Mentioned Greener’s condition during the WNBA draft on Monday.
“Before going to tonight’s events, I’d like to take a moment to reiterate WNBA’s support for Phoenix Mercury star Britney Greener,” he said. “Please know that getting her home safely is our highest priority.”
