Brittney Griner told me her fear of being alone and forgotten. Don’t let it come true

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Brittney Griner dropped her impassive game face, looked at me with big sad eyes and said, The nightmare for me was definitely feeling like I was forgotten and that I was going to end up alone."

I no longer saw a superstar. My heart ached for a young person who was an ocean away from everyone she knew. Got here and I was all alone... I was just like ah, hell no, my life is coming to an end," she said.