Stephen Curry took the microphone in the middle of Golden States championship ring ceremony Tuesday night to make an impassioned plea in support of Brittney Griner as the WNBA star spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison.

We want to continue to use our platform and the opportunity to shout out a very special member of the basketball community. Brittney Griners birthday is today, shes 32, Curry told the San Francisco home crowd on opening night before the defending champions beat the Los Angeles Lakers. We want to continue to let her name be known and we pray ... its been 243 days since she was wrongfully incarcerated in Russia. We hope that she comes home soon, that everybodys doing their part to get her home.