Griner was arrested on February 17 at an airport in Chimki, outside Moscow, after Russian authorities said they had found e-cigarettes with traces of cannabis oil.

She risks up to ten years in prison.

The act was admitted by Brittney Griner on Thursday during the trial, but emphasized that there was no intent.

On Saturday, support came from the home country.

It was training before Sunday's All Star match in the WNBA's, when all participants wore shirts with Griner's name and number on their backs.

- We want her name at the forefront.

Sure, sometimes we will answer questions about basketball, but her name is on our backs.

We always want it there, said Sue Bird according to the site Segirt.

Birds All star colleague Arike Ogunbowale follows up in support of Griner:

- She is part of our family and our first priority is to get her home.

She should not be there, she's been there too long.

We will take every chance we get to talk about her.