WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE GAME, KYRIE IRVING TOOK TIME OUT OF HIS PREGAME ADDRESS TO DEMAND THAT JOE BIDEN BRING BRITTNEY GRINER HOME, TELLING THE VICE PRESIDENT IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, “DO YOUR JOB.”
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BARCLAYS CENTER COURT, THE TOP PLAYER FOR THE NETS YELLED OUT THE INFORMATION JUST A FEW SHORT MOMENTS BEFORE BROOKLYN’S GAME AGAINST THE PELICANS IN NEW ORLEANS.
THE 30-YEAR-OLD PLAYER GRABBED THE MICROPHONE AND IMPLORED THE CROWD TO SUPPORT HIM AND HIS TEAMMATES, AFTER WHICH HE SHIFTED THE FOCUS OF THE TALK TO GRINER AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE POINT GUARD STATED, “I APPRECIATE US BEING ABLE TO SHARE THIS FLOOR WITH, ALL OF US AS BROTHERS; NEVERTHELESS, THE BROADER PICTURE THAT’S GOING IN THE WORLD IS PLEASE LIBERATE OUR SISTER, BRITTNEY GRINER!”
“POTUS, DO YOUR JOB!” HE ADDED. “EVERYBODY DO YOUR JOB! PLEASE PICK UP OUR SISTER AND BRING HER HOME.”
GRINER HAS BEEN DETAINED IN A RUSSIAN PRISON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY… AFTER RUSSIAN POLICE ACCUSED HER OF HAVING HASHISH OIL IN HER LUGGAGE WHILE SHE WAS TRAVELLING THROUGH A MOSCOW AIRPORT.
THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS STATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT HE IS EXERTING EVERY EFFORT TO BRING HER BACK TO THE UNITED STATES, AND OFFICIALS FROM THE UNITED STATES HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT OFFER TO RUSSIA IN ORDER TO SECURE HER RELEASE.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, ON THE OCCASION OF THE BASKETBALL PLAYER’S BIRTHDAY, GRINER’S WIFE, CHERELLE, EXPRESSED HER GRATITUDE TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE.
OTHERS AROUND THE NBA USED THEIR SEASON-OPENING PLATFORMS THIS WEEK TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR GRINER’S CONDITION. STEPH CURRY SAID AT THE WARRIORS RING CEREMONY ON TUESDAY THAT HE DIDN’T WANT ANYONE TO FORGET ABOUT GRINER BECAUSE HE DIDN’T WANT ANYONE TO FORGET ABOUT HER.
IN AUGUST, GRINER WAS GIVEN A PRISON TERM OF NINE YEARS’ DURATION. SHE HAS A HEARING FOR HER APPEAL OF THE CASE SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
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