Dan Dakich unpacking Brittney Griner’s plea out of Russia

On Monday, WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than four months on drug charges, made a direct appeal to US President Joe Biden for her freedom in a letter passed through her representatives, via OutKick:

“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she wrote in an excerpt, per ESPN. “I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don’t forget about me and the other detainees … Please do all you can to bring us home.”

American basketball sportscaster Daniel John Dakich unpacking National anthem boycotter’s plea out of Russia’s prison: “What Brittney Griner is saying is ‘hey, the previous president got these basketball players out of China, what are you doing to help me out here?’”