N.B.A. Mostly Keeps Low Profile in Public Campaign to Free Brittney Griner

NY Times | July 22, 2022

Griner, the W.N.B.A. star, has been detained in Russia since February. The N.B.A., which founded the women’s league in 1996, has said it is working behind the scenes to help Griner.

N.B.A. Commissioner Adam Silver said the league was using its influence to help Brittney Griner, but “ultimately this is a matter to be resolved by the United States government.”Credit...Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images

The N.B.A. is a $10 billion corporation that has the power and reach to promote not just its teams and players but to provoke discussion and debate around social issues.