Basketball player Brittney Griner Pauses Career Due To Mental Health

Marina Magomedova
30 Jul 2023
14:30
Basketball player Brittney Griner Pauses Career Due To Mental Health

American basketball player of the Phoenix Mercury Brittney Griner decided to pause her career for two away games because of psychological problems. This is reported by the Daily Mail.

Thus, Griner will not assist her team in the games of the Women's National Basketball Association with Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever.

According to the athlete, she is experiencing problems after returning from Russia.

Recall, Griner played for the Ekaterinburg UMMC from 2015 to 2022. On February 17 last year, the basketball player was detained at Sheremetyevo airport on suspicion of smuggling drugs. The court sentenced the athlete to nine years in prison. On December 8, 2022, Griner was released and exchanged for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, who was serving time in an American prison.

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