Brittney Griner: I Felt Like I Let Down Everybody in My Family

Out on ABC News ░░░░░░░░ Robins interview with WNBA ░░░░░░░░ Britney gry she sat ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ she was released from ░░░░░░░░ prisoner swap in Russia ░░░░░░░░ George it all started ░░░░░░░░ February of 2022 she ░░░░░░░░ on her way back ░░░░░░░░ Russia to finish what ░░░░░░░░ going to be her ░░░░░░░░ basketball season there in ░░░░░░░░ and she talks about ░░░░░░░░ mistake she made that ░░░░░░░░ her life Britney has ░░░░░░░░ home for more than ░░░░░░░░ year but she s ░░░░░░░░ ready to tell her ░░░░░░░░ an experience that she ░░░░░░░░ often made her feel ░░░░░░░░ than human this morning ░░░░░░░░ star Britney Griner detailing ░░░░░░░░ arrest and nearly 10 ░░░░░░░░ detainment in Russia in ░░░░░░░░ new book coming home ░░░░░░░░ us exclusively about that ░░░░░░░░ day you said the ░░░░░░░░ day felt strange how ░░░░░░░░ was late getting up ░░░░░░░░ never late getting up ░░░░░░░░ got up literally running ░░░░░░░░ the house I m ░░░░░░░░ like I go into ░░░░░░░░ panic mode Britney says ░░░░░░░░ wife Charelle usually packed ░░░░░░░░ her but this time ░░░░░░░░ did it herself my ░░░░░░░░ at that moment was ░░░░░░░░ throwing all my stuff ░░░░░░░░ there and zipping it ░░░░░░░░ and saying okay I ░░░░░░░░ ready at the Moscow ░░░░░░░░ this is Russian Custom ░░░░░░░░ footage of Britney Griner ░░░░░░░░ her carry on bags ░░░░░░░░ the scanner unaware that ░░░░░░░░ as she knows it ░░░░░░░░ about to end as ░░░░░░░░ agent tells her to ░░░░░░░░ her backpack so you ░░░░░░░░ down cuz you ve ░░░░░░░░ told to go through ░░░░░░░░ bag yep and you ░░░░░░░░ felt the car cartridge ░░░░░░░░ the agent stared as ░░░░░░░░ slowly lifted out a ░░░░░░░░ with cannabis oil in ░░░░░░░░ cannabis is legal in ░░░░░░░░ it s forbidden I ░░░░░░░░ that honest to God ░░░░░░░░ just totally forgot the ░░░░░░░░ was in my bag ░░░░░░░░ the midst of them ░░░░░░░░ through you know my ░░░░░░░░ there there s two ░░░░░░░░ and I m just ░░░░░░░░ oh my God how ░░░░░░░░ how did I how ░░░░░░░░ I make this mistake ░░░░░░░░ was I this absent ░░░░░░░░ it you know and ░░░░░░░░ this huge mistake like ░░░░░░░░ could just visualize everything ░░░░░░░░ worked so hard for ░░░░░░░░ crumbling and going away ░░░░░░░░ authorities determined that between ░░░░░░░░ two cartridges is actually ░░░░░░░░ G of cannabis oil ░░░░░░░░ THC the psychoactive ingredient ░░░░░░░░ marijuana you know there ░░░░░░░░ those who say come ░░░░░░░░ M how did you ░░░░░░░░ know that you had ░░░░░░░░ in your in your ░░░░░░░░ what do you say ░░░░░░░░ the Skeptics I would ░░░░░░░░ have you ever for ░░░░░░░░ your keys in your ░░░░░░░░ left your car running ░░░░░░░░ you ever you know ░░░░░░░░ s my glasses they ░░░░░░░░ on top of your ░░░░░░░░ where s my phone ░░░░░░░░ it s in my ░░░░░░░░ it s just so ░░░░░░░░ to have a mental ░░░░░░░░ you know granted my ░░░░░░░░ lapse was on a ░░░░░░░░ Grand scale but it ░░░░░░░░ t take away from ░░░░░░░░ that can happen the ░░░░░░░░ take her passport boarding ░░░░░░░░ ask her to sign ░░░░░░░░ form written in Russian ░░░░░░░░ she says she can ░░░░░░░░ read and she is ░░░░░░░░ to wait you said ░░░░░░░░ you felt that you ░░░░░░░░ down yourself your family ░░░░░░░░ teams yeah so how ░░░░░░░░ you work through that ░░░░░░░░ you called this guilt ░░░░░░░░ you were feeling oh ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ uh I don t ░░░░░░░░ I really gotten through ░░░░░░░░ the way at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day it ░░░░░░░░ my fault and I ░░░░░░░░ everybody down Britney is ░░░░░░░░ to Correctional Colony number ░░░░░░░░ or ik1 as it ░░░░░░░░ known she is now ░░░░░░░░ prisoner what were the ░░░░░░░░ like in that particular ░░░░░░░░ the mattress had a ░░░░░░░░ blood stain on it ░░░░░░░░ they give you these ░░░░░░░░ two sheets so you ░░░░░░░░ basically laying on bars ░░░░░░░░ middle of my shin ░░░░░░░░ my feet stuck through ░░░░░░░░ bars which in prison ░░░░░░░░ don t really want ░░░░░░░░ stick your leg and ░░░░░░░░ through bars you know ░░░░░░░░ someone go up and ░░░░░░░░ it break it twist ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ going through my mind ░░░░░░░░ were only allowed one ░░░░░░░░ of toilet paper that ░░░░░░░░ to last you a ░░░░░░░░ there was like 2 ░░░░░░░░ months where we didn ░░░░░░░░ get anything and the ░░░░░░░░ had expired what 15 ░░░░░░░░ it was like 15 ░░░░░░░░ ago that toothpaste was ░░░░░░░░ we used to put ░░░░░░░░ on the black mold ░░░░░░░░ kill the mold on ░░░░░░░░ walls for Britney her ░░░░░░░░ silver lining her cmate ░░░░░░░░ everyone knew the American ░░░░░░░░ was my title or ░░░░░░░░ basketball player that was ░░░░░░░░ my title so Alana ░░░░░░░░ would translate everything I ░░░░░░░░ t have made it ░░░░░░░░ Alana 134 days into ░░░░░░░░ detainment Britney grinder goes ░░░░░░░░ trial in himy Russia ░░░░░░░░ had no intent to ░░░░░░░░ any Russian laws I ░░░░░░░░ an honest mistake and ░░░░░░░░ hope that and your ░░░░░░░░ that it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ my life here this ░░░░░░░░ the moment she learned ░░░░░░░░ sentence n years in ░░░░░░░░ Russian labor camp and ░░░░░░░░ you re heading to ░░░░░░░░ s called ik2 ik2 ░░░░░░░░ as one of the ░░░░░░░░ prisons in Russia yeah ░░░░░░░░ were the conditions like ░░░░░░░░ really cold um it ░░░░░░░░ a work game you ░░░░░░░░ there to work there ░░░░░░░░ no rest yes here ░░░░░░░░ video released by Russian ░░░░░░░░ a Britney at her ░░░░░░░░ job cutting fabric for ░░░░░░░░ uniforms so I m ░░░░░░░░ up these big beams ░░░░░░░░ fleece and cotton and ░░░░░░░░ you put it on ░░░░░░░░ machine and you roll ░░░░░░░░ out a 100 times ░░░░░░░░ it cut it The ░░░░░░░░ temperature is affecting her ░░░░░░░░ and also her hair ░░░░░░░░ knew you for so ░░░░░░░░ with the dreadlocks yeah ░░░░░░░░ decided to cut them ░░░░░░░░ was that like losing ░░░░░░░░ part of you too ░░░░░░░░ it it just had ░░░░░░░░ happen um we had ░░░░░░░░ above my bed um ░░░░░░░░ nest my dread started ░░░░░░░░ freeze they would just ░░░░░░░░ wet and cold and ░░░░░░░░ was getting sick you ░░░░░░░░ to do what you ░░░░░░░░ to do to survive ░░░░░░░░ says so much of ░░░░░░░░ experience was dehum dehumanizing ░░░░░░░░ the way the guards ░░░░░░░░ her she gets into ░░░░░░░░ much more of that ░░░░░░░░ our special tonight and ░░░░░░░░ her book coming home ░░░░░░░░ is out on Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ mentioned her roommate who ░░░░░░░░ also her translator Britney ░░░░░░░░ any Russian DAV it ░░░░░░░░ s nine she learned ░░░░░░░░ to count from 1 ░░░░░░░░ 10 because that was ░░░░░░░░ to be her PR ░░░░░░░░ sentence and she wanted ░░░░░░░░ be able to understand ░░░░░░░░ away so when she ░░░░░░░░ that she knew that ░░░░░░░░ was nine but Alana ░░░░░░░░ my goodness the way ░░░░░░░░ talks about her and ░░░░░░░░ couple of others who ░░░░░░░░ and really helped her ░░░░░░░░ what was was going ░░░░░░░░ and you re going ░░░░░░░░ hear so much more ░░░░░░░░ the special tonight about ░░░░░░░░ experience the entire 10 ░░░░░░░░ ordeal the full Prime ░░░░░░░░ interview with Britney Griner ░░░░░░░░ on a special edition ░░░░░░░░ 2020 tonight at 10 ░░░░░░░░ M Eastern and then ░░░░░░░░ you can catch it ░░░░░░░░ Hulu we are looking ░░░░░░░░ to that