'That's our sister and I can't imagine what she's going through'
"That's our sister and I can't imagine what she's going through and I pray every single day that the people that are in high up are doing what they need to do to get her home because it's unacceptable."
The 25-year-old baller prayed the ordeal doesn't put a toll on Griner -- not just physically, but mentally as well.since February -- after she was accused of having hash oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. The trial in the 31-year-old Phoenix Mercury star's case is slated to begin Friday. If convicted on the charges, she's facing up to 10 years behind bars.
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