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Brittney Griner reflects on 'Coming Home' after nearly 300 days in a Russian prison

Griner competes for Team USA on Aug. 8, 2021, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Griner won gold medals in both Tokyo and in Rio de Janeiro. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Brittney Griner reflects on 'Coming Home' after nearly 300 days in a Russian prison

The WNBA star, who is six feet, nine inches, says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing."

Brittney Griner reflects on 'Coming Home' after nearly 300 days in a Russian prison

Griner competes for Team USA on Aug. 8, 2021, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Griner won gold medals in both Tokyo and in Rio de Janeiro. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Brittney Griner reflects on 'Coming Home' after nearly 300 days in a Russian prison

Brittney Griner reflects on 'Coming Home' after nearly 300 days in a Russian prison

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