- Brittney Griner's agent called on Biden and Harris to "do whatever it takes" to get the WNBA player out of Russian jail.
- Griner's imprisonment was just extended to July 2, Russian state media reported.
- "Today's extension is just further reinforcement that Brittney Griner — an Olympian and an American citizen — is being used as a political pawn," her agent said.
Brittney Griner's agent called on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to "do whatever it takes" to free the WNBA star from Russian captivity.
"Today's extension is just further reinforcement that Brittney Griner — an Olympian and an American citizen — is being used as a political pawn. Her detention is inhumane and unacceptable," Lindsay Kagawa Colas tweeted Tuesday, referring to Russian state media TASS's reporting that Griner's imprisonment has been extended until July 2.
She continued: "We call on @POTUS and @VP to act with urgency and do whatever it takes to bring Brittney home immediately."
—Lindsay Kagawa Colas (she/her) (@kagawacolas) June 15, 2022
Colas added that Griner has not had a phone call in "117 days of wrongful detention."
Tuesday's extension is the second time Russian officials extended Griner's detention.
She was first arrested at a Moscow airport on February 17 when officials found vape cartridges in her luggage, and she has been held in a Russian prison since.
"We must fight for BG like family because as an American, she is all of ours," Colas said.