Griner will not travel with the team for the two-game road trip to Chicago and Indiana (July 30-August 1) to focus on her mental health
Players union calls for charter travel after airport harassment
It was Griner's first professional basketball game back since being released from a Russian penal camp last December
"Honestly,” Griner said, ”I think it's a crime to separate someone for any reason against that legislation is trying to be passed”
“I’m never playing overseas again,” the two-time gold medalist said, making only one exception for a return to the Olympics
The WNBA star & her wife called for the return of other detainees: "Let's keep fighting to bring home every American still detained overseas"
The free agent who spent 10 months in a Russian prison signed a one year contract with the Phoenix Mercury
Griner asks that people write to Whelan, an American businessman & former U.S. Marine, sentenced to 16 yrs on suspicion of spying on Russia
The shoe drive was originally an initiative by Griner to help those in need in the Phoenix metropolitan area
Detained WNBA star's trial began in Russia on July 1
