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Kyrie Irvingpoint guard for the Brooklyn Nets, asked the president of the United States on Wednesday, Joe Bidenbring “home” to Brittney Grinerthe basketball player arrested in Russia since last February for drug possession, in the run-up to the Barclays Center game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
”We have to broaden our gaze and see what is happening in the world. Free our sister Brittney Griner. Please, please, ‘POTUS’ (President of the United States), do your job, everyone do their job, take our sister home.”Irving said in his opening speech for the Nets’ NBA season.
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Irving took advantage of the showcase of a Barclays Center full of fans to express his heartfelt support for Grinera gesture that was received by a standing ovation from the public.
Grinerworld and Olympic basketball champion, was arrested in February of this year, a few days before the Russian invasion of Ukraineat a Moscow airport for carrying cannabis oil in his suitcase.
Russian legislation punishes the crime committed by the American, who plays for the Russian team UMMC in Yekaterinburg, with a maximum of ten years in prison.
In case of Griner has become a matter of enormous political relevance in the US, and the US president himself, Bidenhas met with the relatives of the player in the Oval Office of the White House to convey to them his commitment to free her.
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In his speech, Irving also thanked the public for coming to the Barclays Center to support the team.
”We cannot do this alone, we need your participation. We need you every night. (…) This tenth season in Brooklyn will be special”, he claimed.
Source: Elcomercio
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