WNBA's Brittney Griner discusses new book, Russian prison …
12 hours ago · DAVIS – WNBA superstar Brittney Griner participated in a Q&A at the UC Davis Mondavi Center on Nov. 3, where she discussed her new book, “Coming Home,” which details her experience in a Russian prison. ... ABC News reported Griner was forced to cut fabric for Russian military uniforms. After 10 months of incarceration, the one prison ...
WNBA star Brittney Griner reflects on time in Russian detention …
Nov 4, 2024 · DAVIS, Calif. — Nearly two years after her release from a Russian prison, WNBA star Brittney Griner recounted her harrowing experience during an appearance at UC Davis. Speaking with Chancellor ...
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released From Russian Prison - TODAY
Dec 8, 2022 · Brittney Griner at a hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on Aug. 4, 2022. She was released from a Russian penal colony on Thursday. Evgenia Novozhenina / Pool via AFP - Getty Images file. The 32-year ...
WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Griner, 33, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a nine-time WNBA All-Star who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, was detained on Feb. 17, 2022, at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Khimki after ...
Brittney Griner tells NPR about detention in Russia
May 6, 2024 · When WNBA star Brittney Griner arrived at her county cell in Russia in 2022, despair washed over her. "I did not feel like a human at that point, and just everything was setting in on the...
Brittney Griner still adjusting after Russian prison ordeal. WNBA …
May 6, 2024 · Brittney Griner says since her release from a Russian prison 17 months ago that she has used her platform as a WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist to advocate for the return of other Americans detained overseas.
Brittney Griner makes a triumphant return in her first WNBA All …
Jul 16, 2023 · Phoenix Mercury superstar Brittney Griner marked a successful return to the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, her first since being released from a Russian penal colony last December.
Timeline of Brittney Griner's detention in Russia as US ...
Dec 8, 2022 · WNBA star Brittney Griner was released this week in a prisoner exchange with Russia, where she has been detained since Feb. 17 and was sentenced to nine years in Russia prison after she was found guilty of drug charges. The U.S. classified Griner as "wrongfully detained" in May and has been working for months to secure her freedom.
Brittney Griner plays in first WNBA preseason game since …
May 13, 2023 · Brittney Griner strolled down the sideline about 1 1/2 hours before the Phoenix Mercury played and hugged and high-fived her teammates, coaches and opposing players.
'A day of joy': Brittney Griner makes WNBA season debut after …
May 20, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner stood for the national anthem before her first regular-season WNBA game since being jailed in Russia. Griner was outspoken for social justice in 2020 and didn’t take the court during the pregame anthem. But nearly a year behind bars in Russia changed her.