Brittney Griner Recounts Chilling Details of Cellmate’s Crimes in Harrowing Russian Prison Experience

"I Didn't Really Sleep At Night": Brittney Griner Reveals The Disturbing Crimes Her Russian Prison Cellmate That Left Her "Tortured" By Other Inmates

Brittney Griner (Photo via Funky Friday Podcast) WNBA legend Brittney Griner went into disturbing detail about what she experienced as an inmate in a Russian prison. In February 2022, Brittney Griner was arrested at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow for carrying less than a gram of hash oil. Six months later, she was sentenced to nine years in prison. Upset and concerned citizens called for President Joe Biden and the White House …

Brittney Griner Recounts Chilling Details of Cellmate’s Crimes in Harrowing Russian Prison Experience

Brittney Griner has revealed disturbing new details from her time behind bars in Russia, shedding light on the horrific conditions she endured—including being housed with a cellmate convicted of unthinkable crimes. The WNBA star, now 34 and a center for the Atlanta Dream, opened up on Cam Newton’s Funky Friday podcast this week, describing her 10-month ordeal in a Russian detention center after she was arrested at a Moscow airport in February 20…

Brittney Griner Recalls Final Humiliation In Russian Prison: 'Stripped Me Down In Front of 7 To 8 Men'

WNBA star Brittney Griner has long been candid about her harrowing detention in Russia, but a new revelation shared on Cam Newton’s podcast this week is sending shockwaves across the sports and human rights communities. Griner, now in her 13th professional season, described a deeply disturbing moment just before her 2022 release in a U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange. In the emotional interview, Griner recounted a dehumanizing strip search conducted…