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Brittney Griner remains happily married after her release from a Russian prison 17 months ago - but revealed she gave her wife Cherelle an 'out' in their relationship after she was handed a nine-year sentence.

Griner was detained by Russian authorities in February 2022 after a vape cartridge containing small amounts of cannabis oil was found on her at the airport.

And after she was handed a lengthy prison sentence for drug possession, she had  apparently prepared for the possibility of Cherelle leaving her.

'When I got sentenced to nine years, I wrote her a letter,' Griner told Megan Rapinoe in a conversation for The Cut.

'I'm a realist. I was just like, 'Nine years is a long time, babe. I get it,' basically giving her an out. I asked, 'Can you still be my friend? Write me.' She shot that down so quick.