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Brittney Griner's memoir recounts her detention in Russia and finally 'Coming Home'

Brittney Griner's memoir recounts her detention in Russia and finally 'Coming Home'



In 2022, WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained by Russian authorities, convicted of drug charges and given a nine-year prison sentence. Her new memoir, Coming Home, details the conditions she was held in and her eventual return to the U.S. following a swap deal. In today's episode, NPR's Juana Summers asks Griner about the mental and physical toll she's still grappling with, reuniting with her wife and trying to forgive herself for what happened.

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