JUST IN: Brittney Griner says she'll play for her team, the Phoenix Mercury, when the WNBA season starts in May — her first public comment since being freed from Russia.
, a former U.S. Marine first imprisoned in 2018 who continues to be held in Russia despite the release of two other Americans there this year. Griner"asks about him constantly," her agent said.
Griner herself mentioned Whelan's plight in a portion of her Instagram post that she addressed to President Joe Biden. "President Biden, you brought me home and I know you are committed to bringing Paul Whelan and all Americans home too," she wrote."I will use my platform to do whatever I can to help you. 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."
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