WNBA star Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia after nearly five months in custody. In the latest trailer for HBO’s The Shop: Uninterrupted, LeBron James spoke his mind on the situation and criticized America’s efforts to bring her home. He even suggested that shouldn’t even want to come back given the response from the country.
“Now, how can she feel like America has her back?” James asked. “I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even wanna go back to America?’”
After heavy backlash from his comments, James would take to Twitter and clarify his remarks.
“My comments on “The Shop” regarding Brittney Griner wasn’t knocking our beautiful country. I was simply saying how she’s probably feeling emotionally along with so many other emotions, thoughts, etc inside that cage she’s been in for over 100+ days! Long story short #BringHerHome”
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Griner was arrested in February for possessing vape cartridges containing hashish oil at a Russian airport. She pleaded guilty to the charges Thursday, a development that came four days after her detention was extended to December by Russian authorities. Griner could face up to 10 years in prison.
President Joe Biden and his administration have been widely criticized for not getting Griner back from what the State Department has deemed wrongful detainment.
Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard suggested Griner would be stateside if she were James.
“If it was LeBron, he’d be home, right?” Nygaard said. “It’s a statement about the value of women. It’s a statement about the value of a black person. It’s a statement about the value of a gay person. All of those things. We know it, and so that’s what hurts a little more.”
It remains unclear when Griner will set foot back in the United States.
