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PBS NewsHour

Brittney Griner discusses day she was released from Russia

Season 2024 Episode 129 | 6m 47s

Monday, we spoke with basketball star Brittney Griner about what it was like being detained by Russian authorities for ten months. In the second part of our interview, Amna Nawaz talks with Griner about her release from Russian custody, readjusting to life back in the U.S. and her new book “Coming Home.”

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