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Carmelo Anthony Calls for Brittney Griner to Come Home

The former Syracuse basketball star is looking for Griner to be returned to the United States.

Mike McAllister

Carmelo Anthony Calls for Brittney Griner to Come Home
Carmelo Anthony Calls for Brittney Griner to Come Home /

Former Syracuse basketball star Carmelo Anthony released a video on Thursday offering support to Brittney Griner and calling for her return to the United States. 

"Hi I'm Carmelo Anthony," Anthony said in a video posted on his Twitter page. "I want to take this time to bring up our friend Brittney Griner. One hundred five Days. It's been 105 days since Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained in Russia. She is a WNBA player, an Olympian, a teammate, a sister, a daughter, a wife. She is a human and she needs to come home." 

Brittney Griner was taken into custody in Russian after the Russian Federal Customs Service claimed it found hashish oil in vape cartridges in her luggage at Sheremetyevo International Airport. On May 13th, Griner's lawyer told the Associated Press that she was denied home detention and her detainment was extended by a month. That news came 10 days after the United States official declared her as "wrongfully detained." That designation is important because it signals that the U.S. will seek to negotiate for her return instead of allowing her legal case to play out in Russia, according to the Sporting News.  

The WNBA, her WNBA squad the Phoenix Mercury, USA Basketball, the NBA and various high profile athletes have publicly stated their support while also calling for her return. Carmelo Anthony has added his voice to that list. 

The Boston Celtics' players, while practicing Saturday in preparation for game two of the NBA Finals, wore "We Are BG" shirts as a sign of their support. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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