Brittney Griner discusses ‘mental lapse’ that led to detainment, conditions of Russian prison

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner opened up about her nearly 10-month detainment in Russia and the “mental lapse” that led to her arrest at a Moscow-area airport after authorities found less than one gram of hashish oil in vape canisters in her luggage. In an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts that will air in a special “20/20” episode Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET, Griner said she “could just visualize everything I worked so hard for just crumbling and going away.” “How did I make this mistake? How was I this absentminded?” Griner recalled thinking to herself when the cartridges were...