Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner is ready to tell the world about her “unfathomable” experience being wrongfully detained in a Russian prison.
The 32-year-old posted on her Instagram on Tuesday with an announcement that she would be releasing a memoir in the spring of 2024.
The memoir will be written not only to document her first-hand confrontations, but to raise awareness and shine light on the other Americans wrongfully detained abroad.
Griner listed several names, including Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive imprisoned on spying charges; Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested last month on accusations of espionage; and Kai Li, a businessman serving a 10-year sentence in China on charges of revealing state secrets to the FBI.
Griner wrote in her caption:
The primary reason I traveled back to Russia for work that day was because I wanted to make my wife, family, and teammates proud. After an incredibly challenging 10 months in detainment, I am grateful to have been rescued and to be home. Readers will hear my story and understand why I’m so thankful for the outpouring of support from people across the world.
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Here’s what to know about the WNBA star’s upcoming book:
