'The Brittney Griner Story' Courtesy of Sundance Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Given the sensational aspects of her story, it was perhaps inevitable that star basketball player and former prisoner of the Russian state Brittney Griner would eventually become the subject of a film in ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series. Griner's basketball career was perhaps at its peak - both in the U.S.