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Brittney Griner opens up about mental struggles during Russian imprisonment [Video]

Basketball star Brittney Griner spoke out for the first time about the mental toll her time behind bars in Russia had on her.

In an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, Griner shared that she grasped the full weight of her detention in Russia when she received a video call from her wife back home in the U.S.

“I was holding it together until I saw her face, and when I saw her face I just broke,” Griner said.

In February 2022, Griner was detained in Moscow after officials found two vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her backpack. The Russian court gave her a nine-year sentence in a prison where she claims she received spoiled food and had few opportunities to see sunlight. She regained her freedom in December 2022, following a U.S. agreement to exchange her for the Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

And now, Griner, whose memoir “Coming Home” is set to release next week, is …

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