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SAN FRANCISCO – Members of the Boston Celtics wore T-shirts with “WE ARE BG” written across them at practice Saturday ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in support of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner, who remains detained in Russia.<\/p>\n
“The shirts were super important not only showing our support for our sister that is detained over in Russia, Brittney Griner, we just wanted to show that togetherness and love that we have throughout not only the NBA but the WNBA,” Grant Williams said. “Lei She’s been a vital part of the WNBA over years past, college, and in the amount of impact she’s had on young female athletes, USA and overseas.<\/p>\n
“We hope to have her back in the US and reunited with her family and do what she loves and bring that love and tenacity she always plays with on the court.”<\/p>\n
Williams, a vice president within the National Basketball Players Association, said the shirts were a collaboration between the NBPA and WNBPA as a way to show support for Griner as she continues to be held in Russia, where she’s been in custody since early February.<\/p>\n