Griner posted a handwritten letter on Instagram on Wednesday. It details how much letters meant during while she spent nearly 10 months in a Russian prison.
"You took the time to show me you cared and I want to personally take the time to write to you and say that effort mattered," Griner wrote.
"Your letters were also bigger than uplifting me," Griner wrote."They showed me the power of collective hands."
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