• Recently released basketball star Brittney Griner on Friday thanked President Joe Biden for securing her freedom from Russian captors and vowed to play in the upcoming WNBA season.
• In her first comments since she was freed in a prisoner exchange last week, the Phoenix Mercury center wrote on Instagram that being in Russian custody for 10 months was an emotional “battle at every turn.”
• “I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going,” Griner wrote. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone for your help.”

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