Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, described a recent phone call with Brittney as “the most disturbing phone call I’ve ever experienced”
Cherelle said the pair have had limited communication and spoke for the first time during Brittney’s detainment in August, six months after she was taken into custody. Regarding that conversation with Brittney, Cherelle said it was “delightful” to hear her voice and felt Brittney could get through the ordeal.
The next conversation was a stark contrast, with Cherelle saying, “I think I cried for two, three days straight. I did not get out of my bed” afterward. Cherelle, who describes Brittney as being a “hostage,” said she could hear Brittney’s suffering through the phone. She also said the two-time Olympic gold medalist is “very afraid” of being “left and forgotten” in Russia and feels “like my life just doesn’t matter.”
“Y’all don’t see the need to get me back home? Am I just nothing?” Cherelle quoted Brittney as saying. Cherelle said she is hoping that a deal to bring Brittney back to the United States can be struck with Russia before her appeal hearing later this month. However, Cherelle said the reality is that after the Oct. 25 hearing, Brittney could be moved to a labor camp.and the U.S. government have been working to bring her home.
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