WNBA basketball playerBrittney Grinerand wife Cherelle took the stage at the award show.
The shows hostQueen Latifahprefaced Griners appearance by commenting on the resilience of Black people.
We stay overcoming because thats what we do!
Cherelle Griner and Brittney GrinerLeon Bennett/Getty Images
She used that moment to segue into an introduction for the athlete.
Griner and her wife received a standing ovation from the audience.
She showed her gratitude for their support and offered up a message for others being held in foreign countries.
I want to thank everyone, and lets keep fighting to bring home every American detained overseas.
She was arrested at an airport just outside of Moscow on drug possession charges a year ago.
