Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving used his time to address the Barclays Center crowd before his team's home opener to tell President Biden to bring Brittney Griner home.
"I appreciate us being able to share this floor together, all of us as brothers. But the big picture that’s going on in the world is free our sister, Brittney Griner. Please," Irving said to the cheering crowd."POTUS, do your job. Everybody do your job. Please bring our sister home. We wouldn’t be doing our jobs to the best of our ability if we didn’t stand for what we believe in.
FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Aug. 4, 2022. reportedly talked about a potential prisoner swap to free her and another American held in a Russian jail.
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