WNBA star Brittney Griner is a political prisoner in Russia
b'As the Russian military invasion of Ukraine enters its second month and diplomatic relations between the US and Russia are at their most strained point in decades, seven-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner is being held as a political prisoner by Russian authorities. As famed sports analyst and journalist Dave Zirin recently wrote for MSNBC News, \\u201cWhile Griner\\u2019s detention has received a measure of media attention, the fact that she was in Russia in the first place demands its own examination... Like most professional women\\u2019s players, who make a microcosmic fraction of what the men make in the NBA, this kind of international play is essential for supplementing their income.\\u201d TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Zirin about the current status of Griner\\u2019s detention, why sports media hasn\\u2019t made Griner\\u2019s case a bigger story, and what can be done to bring her home safely.
Pre-Production: Maximillian Alvarez
Studio/Post-Production: Adam Coley
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\\ufeffEDITOR\'S NOTE: \\ufeffWhen referencing Sue Hovey, \\ufeff\\ufeff\\ufeffformer ESPN executive editor and co-author of Brittney Griner\\u2019s 2015 memoir In My Skin: My Life On and Off the Basketball Court, Alvarez mistakenly states that Hovey is the former ESPN "executive director."
Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/wnba-star-brittney-griner-is-a-political-prisoner-in-russia
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