From [HERE] Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors offered support to Brittney Griner, the American basketball player serving a prison sentence in Russia, saying he hoped everyone was doing their part to bring her home.

Mr. Curry, a star shooter, denounced Ms. Griner’s incarceration during his team’s championship ring ceremony. His statements were part of a coordinated campaign for sports figures—including Billie Jean King, Abby Wambach and WNBA players—to speak about Ms. Griner’s detention.

Her agent planned the campaign, called #WeAreBG, for around her 32nd birthday Tuesday and her appeal hearing next week. She is appealing her nine-year prison sentence on drug charges following her February arrest at a Moscow airport.

“We want to continue to use our platform and the opportunity to shout out a very special member of the basketball community,” Mr. Curry said Tuesday night, wishing her a happy birthday as he addressed a packed crowd at Chase Center in San Francisco.

Mr. Curry spoke during a ceremony ahead of the Warriors’s closely watched season opener on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors beat the Lakers 123-109. [MORE]