US basketball star Brittney Griner became emotional as she talked to reporters for the first time since being detained in Russia for nearly 10 months
The two-times Olympic gold medallist was released from one of Russia's most notorious penal colonies in a high-profile prisoner exchange with the United States late last year after she was arrested in"Just digging deep, honestly, you're going to be faced with adversities throughout your life. This was a pretty big one."of narcotics possession and trafficking after she was found to have been carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.
She thanked U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday for helping negotiate her release and said looking at photos of her family helped her keep going while she was detained.Griner pledged to dedicate herself to bringing home other Americans detained abroad and announced she and the Phoenix Mercury would partner with Bring Our Families Home to champion the cause.
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