- Basketball star was detained on drug charges in 2022
- Griner details ordeal during interview with ABC
Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest on drug-related charges.
The WNBA star spoke for the first time about her months-long detention in Russia during an ABC interview that aired on Wednesday night in the US. Her memoir, Coming Home, will be released on 7 May.
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