Former coach keeps spotlight on Russian detention of Brittney Griner

Former coach keeps spotlight on Russian detention of Brittney Griner

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A plain shirt, a pin, a number. For the past 41 days, basketball legend Dawn Staley has posted that photo to her social media accounts, just one part of the outpouring of support for Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, who has been held in a Russian jail since Feb. 17. The pin is the orange-and-black “WeAreBG” logo sported by Griner’s supporters, and the number is a count of the days Griner has been held – 120 as of Friday. “She’s a wife, she’s a daughter, she’s a legend, she’s…

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