Officials from the State Department met with the Phoenix Mercury on Monday about Brittney Griner, who is still detained in Russia, and efforts that the United States government has made to secure her release, according to The Associated Press.
It’s unclear what specifically happened in the meeting or who attended, but the State Department confirmed the meeting to The Associated Press and said it involved officials from its office that deals with hostages and wrongfully detained Americans.
"We're here to do whatever we can to amplify and keep BG at the forefront, which is more important than any basketball game and anything else that's going on in our lives," Mercury star Diana Taurasi said, via AZCentral's Jeff Metcalfe.