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Feb 25, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) looks for a foul call from the official in the first half of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 25, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) looks for a foul call from the official in the first half of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
The WNBA world received a major shock back in January. The biggest defensive star in the league, Brittney Griner traveled to Russia to play basketball during the WNBA’s off-season. However, she hasn’t been able to return home since. The seven-time All-Star is going through a trial in Russia after being detained in February on alleged drug charges. Recently, LeBron James weighed in on her situation.
LeBron James had been very quiet till now over the ongoing situation with Griner. However, the King wasn’t going to stay silent for long. In the trailer for the new episode of ‘The Shop‘, LeBron had a controversial opinion. He said: “Over 110 days, now how could she feel like America has her back? I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even want to go back to America?'” Huge backlash followed the King for his statement on the country. But he later took to Twitter to clarify his intentions behind the comments.
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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
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 13, 2022
In his recent podcast episode, seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry spoke about the situation and gave the fans some knowledge.
Robert Horry shuts down LeBron James fans over Brittney Griner’s situation
Griner’s detention in Russia impacted the country in a big way. The WNBA and NBA have all shown their support for the cause. But Griner isn’t back home yet. There has been huge pressure from the people to be aggressive. However, with the Phoenix Mercury star pleading guilty, Horry explained the USA can’t just interfere. They discussed the entire situation on his podcast.
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Horry said: “We can’t start a war, we can’t start that. We want Brittney home, we want her to be safe, we want her in her family’s arms. But you know, we can’t make a crazy country do what you want to do.”
Griner’s situation is surely unfortunate, but there isn’t likely much anyone can do at the moment. Since Griner has pleaded guilty, the trial is set to take its course. At the moment it’s all about letting time give the answers. We can only hope and wish that Griner returns back to the USA safe and as soon as possible.
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Do you agree with Horry’s point of view? What did you think of LeBron James‘ thoughts on the issue? Let us know your views in the comments below.
