WASHINGTON — 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 that aired Thursday.
Cherelle Griner told CBS «This Morning» that her wife, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who was playing in Russia during the WNBA offseason, is afraid of being forgotten by the United States. «She's very afraid about being left and forgotten in Russia,» Cherelle Griner said.
She said Brittney Griner told her in a phone call that she felt «like my life just doesn't matter.» «Like, y'all don't see the need to get me back home?
Am I just nothing?» Cherelle Griner quoted her wife as saying. It wasn't clear when the call took place. Brittney Griner was convicted Aug.