Brittney Griner is working on a memoir detailing the 'unfathomable' experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia. It is scheduled to release in the spring of 2024. More:
Griner was arrested last year at an airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained for nearly 10 months, much of that time in prison. Her plight unfolded at the same time Russia invaded Ukraine and further heightened tensions between Russia and the U.S., ending only after she was freed in exchange for the notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout., Griner had flown to Moscow in February 2022 to rejoin UMMC Ekaterinburg, a Russian team she has played for in the offseason since 2014.
"The primary reason I traveled back to Russia for work that day was because I wanted to make my wife, family, and teammates proud. After an incredibly challenging 10 months in detainment, I am grateful to have been rescued and to be home. Readers will hear my story and understand why I'm so thankful for the outpouring of support from people across the world."
Russia has been a popular playing destination for top WNBA athletes in the offseason, with some earning salaries over $1 million -- nearly quadruple what they can make as a base WNBA salary. Despite pleading guilty to possessing canisters with cannabis oil, a result of what she said was hasty packing, Griner still faced trial under Russian law.
In Tuesday's press statement, Knopf said that the book would be"intimate and moving" and that Griner would disclose"in vivid detail her harrowing experience of her wrongful detainment and the difficulty of navigating the byzantine Russian legal system in a language she did not speak."
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