{"id":2228218,"date":"2024-04-23T14:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brittney-griner-details-time-in-a-russian-prison-in-new-interview\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T14:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:32:59","slug":"brittney-griner-details-time-in-a-russian-prison-in-new-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brittney-griner-details-time-in-a-russian-prison-in-new-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner shares Russian prison experience in recent interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrittney-griner-details-time-in-a-russian-prison-in-new-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>WNBA star Brittney Griner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waukesha-parade-attack-spotlights-the-danger-of-left-wing-prosecutors\/\" title=\"Waukesha Parade Attack Spotlights The Danger Of Left-Wing Prosecutors\">aged 33<\/a>, is sharing her \u200cexperience\u200b in a Russian prison following her \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">arrest<\/a> in February 2022 for smuggling cannabis oil at a Moscow \u2063airport.\u200b The\u200b Phoenix Mercury center\u200b is speaking \u200cout about\u2063 her detainment in a \u2062new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">interview<\/a>. The provided text is concise and effectively communicates the\u200c key information about WNBA star Brittney Griner&#8217;s \u2062experience in \u2064a Russian prison after her arrest for smuggling \u200ccannabis oil. The mention of her age, \u2064the circumstances of her arrest, and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-responds-to-2024-presidential-rumors\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Responds To 2024 Presidential Rumors\">upcoming interview<\/a> are well \u2064captured.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"WNBA\">WNBA<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brittney-griner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brittney Griner<\/a> is opening up about her time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russian<\/a> prison.<\/p>\n<p>Griner, 33, has spoken before about her detainment, a result of her February 2022 arrest for smuggling charges related to cannabis oil discovered at a Moscow airport, but this will be the Phoenix Mercury center\u2019s first time doing so in a sit-down interview setting.<\/p>\n<p>A trailer for the interview was released on Monday, and an emotional Griner can be seen recalling life inside Russian custody.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"DBTAo4LaVtc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018Prisoner in Russia: The Brittney Griner Interview with Robin Roberts\u2019 | Premieres May 1 on ABC\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DBTAo4LaVtc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">told<\/a> she could be facing nine years in a penal colony, Griner faced immense fear, she told Robin Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just so scared for everything because it was just so much unknown,\u201d Griner said.<\/p>\n<p>She dived into details describing the horror of the confinement conditions and even alluded to thoughts of suicide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a huge knife sitting on the table, and I was just like, \u2018No, this is gonna be a ride. You gotta do what you gotta do to survive,&#8217;\u201d Griner said. \u201cThe mattress had a huge bloodstain on it. \u2026 I had no soap, no toilet paper. That was the moment where I just felt less than a human.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t think I could get through what I needed to get through,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 8, 2022, President Joe Biden secured Griner\u2019s release after she had spent less than a year in Russian custody.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration exchanged Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.<\/p>\n<p>The interview is set to air May 1 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ABC\u2019s<\/a> <em>20\/20<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA standout Brittney Griner discusses her Russian prison ordeal. The 33-year-old has addressed her arrest for cannabis oil smuggling in February 2022. 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