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US basketball player Brittney Griner at 'weakest moment' in Russia, her wife says

Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks during a news conference in Chicago, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

WNBA star Brittney Griner is at her "absolute weakest moment in life right now" as she faces a hearing in Russia later this month for her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, Griner's wife said in an interview aired Thursday.

Cherelle Griner told "CBS Mornings" that her wife, a two-time Olympic gold medalist who was playing in Russia during the WNBA offseason, is afraid of being forgotten by the United States.

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