Brittney Griner pens thank you letter, urges supporters to write to Paul Whelan
Brittney Griner on Wednesday posted an open letter thanking fans for their support and urging them to write to Paul Whalen, an American detained in Russia. Brittney Griner late Wednesday posted an open letter thanking fans for their support and urging them to write to Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia. MORE: Brittney Griner speaks out for 1st time since being released from Russian prison “Your letters were also bigger than uplifting me,” Griner said in a handwritten letter, which she posted to Instagram. “They showed me the power of collective hands.” Griner said that words of hope from fans had kept her spirits up, helping “me not to lost hope at a time where I was full of regret and vulnerable in ways I could have never imagined.” “Thank you, from the bottom of my heart,” she said. “Because of you I never lost hope.” The W NBA star had been detained in Russia for about 10 months on charges related to illegal drugs. The U.S. swapped the W NBA star for convicted Russian ...