Brittney Griner Reflects on Russian Detainment in Emotional Sit-Down Interview With Robin Roberts [Video]

Brittney Griner is telling her side of the story. On Tuesday, ABC News released the first look at Prisoner in Russia, the upcoming sit-down interview between Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts and Griner. The interview is Griner’s first since returning to the United States after being held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges.

The two-minute promotional video gives a brief look at the emotional interview, during which Griner speaks candidly about her harrowing arrest and time in prison, where she describes feeling “less than human” and the suicidal thoughts she had while being detained.

The star center was detained at a Russian airport in February 2022 and later pleaded guilty to chargesstemming from the discovery of cannabis-derived oil cartridges in her luggage. Griner said she didn’t mean to bring the cartridges with her when she traveled to the country to play …