WNBA star Brittney Griner spoke out for the first time since returning to the U.S. nearly 10 months after she was arrested & sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug smuggling.
Griner posted a lengthy statement to her Instagram on Friday.
"It feels so good to be home! The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn. I dug deep to keep my faith & it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone for your help," she wrote in the post.
Griner returned to the U.S. last week after the Biden administration & Russia agreed to a prisoner swap in which Griner would be sent back to the U.S. from a penal colony for Viktor Bout – a convicted arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death."
"President Biden, you brought me home & I know you are committed to bringing Paul Whelan and all Americans home too," Griner said Friday.
The basketball star was arrested at an airport in Moscow in early February after Russian authorities said she had vape cartridges with cannabis oil inside her luggage.
"I will use my platform to do whatever I can to help you," Griner wrote. "I also encourage everyone that played a part in bringing me home to continue their efforts to bring all Americans home. Every family deserves to be whole."
"I also want to make one thing very clear: I intend to play basketball for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury this season & in doing so, I look forward to being able to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who advocated, wrote & posted for me in person soon."
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Source: Fox News
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