Brittney Griner Says She Contemplated Dying By Suicide During Russian Imprisonment

Brittney Griner says while she was locked away in a prison cell in Russia, she contemplated dying by suicide several times.

The WNBA superstar told ABC News’ Robin Roberts in a lengthy interview that aired Wednesday night the thoughts crept into her mind just after Russian authorities threw her behind bars for packing vape cartridges in her luggage at a Moscow airport in February 2022.

“I wanted to take my life more than once in the first weeks,” Griner said. “I felt like leaving here so badly.”