Brittney Griner To Publish Memoir About ‘Harrowing’ Russian Detainment

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By Malaika Jabali ·Updated April 11, 2023

WNBA star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir about her experience being detained for almost one year in Russia after she was arrested on cannabis charges after she had returned to play for a Russian team in the offseason.

Griner says that the book, due Spring 2024, will allow readers to hear her story and “understand why [she’s] so thankful for the

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