On the day president Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients, more pressing international matters loomed over the ceremony—Brittney Griner’s detention status.
Megan Rapinoe, one of the medal recipients, paid tribute to the WNBA star with her outfit for the ceremoney, which she shared on her Instagram story. On the lapel of her jacket, “BG” is threaded with a flower. Rapinoe wrote “the most important part of today” and “BG We Love You” on her story.
Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court on Thursday, and been detained since February after she was taken into custody at an airport near Moscow for allegedly carrying vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage.