Dec 10, 2022 · Brittney Griner, who was seen with closely cropped hair in images of her swap for arms dealer Viktor “Merchant of Death” Bout, was not forced to chop off her signature dreads — she cut them...

May 3, 2024 · Brittney Griner’s decision to cut her hair while in a Russian prison was a life or death matter. “At IK-2, they froze together. My iced locs started molding beneath that wrap. They took...

May 3, 2024 · In her memoir titled "Coming Home," Griner explained that her hair froze together due to the awful conditions in prison. It became a legitimate safety hazard for the nine-time All-Star.

Dec 9, 2022 · Fans of Brittney Griner noticed something different about the WNBA star's appearance in the footage of her release from Russian custody on Thursday. The 32-year-old athlete was no longer...

Dec 9, 2022 · Late Thursday, a video showed authorities on both sides exchanging Griner for Bout, and Griner looked noticeably different. Her long dreadlocks were cut short while she was detained....

Dec 9, 2022 · Videos and photos that emerged from her prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in the United Arab Emirates showed Griner with shortly cropped hair, raising concerns from fans who...

Dec 9, 2022 · Brittney Griner was forced to cut her dreads in Russian gulag because brutal temperatures were causing her hair to FREEZE when she took showers, lawyer says

Dec 9, 2022 · Many on social media were quick to assume that Griner was forced to cut her hair in the early days of her tenure at a Russian penal colony. But the two-time Olympic gold medalist actually...

Dec 9, 2022 · Brittney Griner cut her hair while in prison because she feared that it would freeze during the long Russian winter. When she finally returned home following a hellish prison stint in Russia,...

Brittney Griner's decision to cut her hair while in a Russian prison was a life or death matter. "At IK-2, they froze together. My iced locs started molding beneath that wrap.