WNBA Courts To Honor Brittney Griner During 2022 Season

Brittney Griner will be honored by the WNBA during the upcoming season.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced that all 12 WNBA courts will have a special “BG42” logo to keep Griner’s situation at the forefront of discussion while she remains detained in Russia.

The United States government has classified Griner as “wrongfully detained” while trying to negotiate her release.

“We continue to work on bringing Brittney home,” Englebert said, via TMZ Sports, “and are appreciative of the support the community has shown BG and her family during this extraordinarily challenging time.”

Griner will also receive her full salary for the upcoming season which starts on May 6.

The WNBA will honor Brittney Griner with "BG42" court decals for this upcoming season. https://t.co/pixPLnYzEO

— TMZ (@TMZ) May 3, 2022

Griner has been detained since February after Russian officials claim cannabis oil was found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.

As a result, Russian officials launched a drug trafficking investigation into the 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury star.

If convicted, Griner could face 10 years in prison in Russia.

For the last seven years, Griner has played for the Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason. She last played on January 29 before a two-week break for the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournaments.