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Griner’s absence from World Cup weighing on US teammates

A fan at a WNBA playoff basketball game between the Seattle Storm and the Washington Mystics holds up a sign supporting Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 in Seattle. Griner is being held in Russia after receiving a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport earlier in the year. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A person holds up a sign reminding fans of Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner during the first half of Game 2 in a WNBA basketball playoffs semifinal between the Chicago Sky and the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Griner’s absence from World Cup weighing on US teammates