By Chantal Da Silva
Stephen Curry offered fellow basketball star Brittney Griner a high-profile show of support Tuesday, as the WNBA player marked her 32nd birthday behind bars in Russia.
Hours after Griner released a message thanking those fighting to get her home, Curry spoke out in the middle of the Golden State Warriors’ championship ring ceremony Tuesday.
“We want to continue to use our platform and the opportunity to shout out a very special member of the basketball community,” Curry told the crowd ahead of the opening-night game against the Los Angeles Lakers. “Brittney Griner’s birthday is today; she’s 32 years old.”
“We want to continue to let her name be known and we pray,” the NBA star said, noting it had been 243 days “since she was wrongfully incarcerated in Russia.”
“We hope that she comes home soon, that everybody’s doing their part to get her home,” he said.
Griner has been awaiting a hearing in Russia later this month after her defense team filed an appeal against her conviction on drug charges in Russia.
