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Brittney Griner at 'weakest moment' in Russia, says wife of WNBA star

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WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her "absolute weakest moment in life right now" as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, Griner's wife said in an interview aired Thursday.

Cherelle Griner told "CBS Mornings" that her wife, a two-time Olympic gold medallist who was playing in Russia during the WNBA off-season, is afraid of being forgotten by the United States. "She's very afraid about being left and forgotten in Russia, or just completely used to the point of her detriment," Cherelle Griner said.

She said Brittney Griner told her in a phone call that she felt "like my life just doesn't matter." Brittney Griner was convicted Aug.

4 after Russian police said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil in her luggage at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. Her defence lawyers said she had been prescribed cannabis for pain.

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