WNBA star Brittney Griner revealed Wednesday that she contemplated suicide while jailed in Russia after her arrest on drug charges in 2022.

Griner, whose memoir ¡°Coming Home¡± is scheduled to be released Tuesday, discussed the ordeal with ABC¡¯s Robin Roberts on ¡°20/20¡± during an hourlong interview.

¡°I wanted to take my life more than once in the first weeks,¡± Griner said. ¡°I felt like leaving here so badly.¡±