The wife of Brittney Griner said she 'couldn't let her go' during an emotional reunion on the tarmac after the basketball star was released from Russia in a prisoner swap.
Cherelle Griner, 30, held her wife, 32, extra close after she emerged from the plane following 294 days separated.
'I was just holding on tight. I couldn't let her go,' she told People magazine. 'I couldn't stop touching her face. I was like: "Is this really you?" It did not feel real. It was chilling.'
Brittney was arrested on February 17 after she was taken into custody for carrying a vape pen that contained hash oil.