Blagovolina claimed that Griner decided to cut it all off rather than deal with the situation for the duration of a Russian winter.
Brittney Griner has finally returned home to the United States but the WNBA start looks completely different as she had to do away with her trademark dreads. Griner, whose 10-month-long detention ended on Friday after she was released from a Russian prison in a prisoner swap, reportedly was forced to shave her head.
Maria Blagovolina, Griner’s attorney who represented the WNBA star in her trial in Russia, told ESPN on Thursday the 32-year-old got the haircut a couple of weeks ago due to the brutal conditions in the prison. Unable to manage her dreads in the prison, Griner decided to chop them off.
Blagovolina said that life was like hell for Griner in the Russian prison and the brutal climate further made things difficult for Griner. She said that Griner was forced to shave off her locks because they would freeze every time she took a shower.
« It’s very cold in there and every time she washed her hair she got cold and would get a chill, » Blagovolina said. « She should have waited until New Year’s Day. »
Griner also contracted the flu while he was detained, but he has since recovered. Blagovolina claimed that Griner decided to cut it all off rather than deal with the situation for the duration of a Russian winter.
