{"id":1552212,"date":"2022-07-13T08:01:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1552212"},"modified":"2022-07-13T10:05:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:05:38","slug":"lebron-james-questions-whether-brittney-griner-should-want-to-return-to-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-questions-whether-brittney-griner-should-want-to-return-to-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebron James Questions Whether Brittney Griner Should Want to Return to America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flebron-james-questions-whether-brittney-griner-should-want-to-return-to-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1552212&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NBA star LeBron James questioned if WNBA star Brittney Griner should return to the United States whenever she is released from her incarceration in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers star made the comment about the Phoenix Mercury star in a trailer for his show, The Shop, which is scheduled to air on Friday on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/uninterrupted\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Uninterrupted&#039;s YouTube\u00a0channel\" class=\"link\">Uninterrupted&#8217;s YouTube\u00a0channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, how can she feel like America has her back?&#8221; James said. &#8220;I would be feeling like, &#8216;Do I even want to go back to America?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/07\/10\/brittney-griner-russian-prison-conditions\/10025330002\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:What is life in Russian prison like for Brittney Griner? Writing letters, reading Dostoevsky\" class=\"link\">What is life in Russian prison like for Brittney Griner? Writing letters, reading Dostoevsky<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>James later took to Twitter to clarify his comments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My comments on &#8216;The Shop&#8217;\u00a0regarding Brittney Griner wasn\u2019t knocking our beautiful country,&#8221; he tweeted.\u00a0&#8220;I was simply saying how she\u2019s probably feeling emotionally along with so many other emotions, thoughts, etc inside that cage she\u2019s been in for over 100+ days! Long story short #BringHerHome&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time\u00a0James has commented on Griner&#8217;s situation.<\/p>\n<p>In June, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/06\/06\/lebron-james-brittney-griner-return\/7532960001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:demanded action from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to bring Griner back\" class=\"link\">demanded action from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to bring Griner back<\/a> to the United States, although now he apparently wonders if she should come back to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to come together and help do whatever we possibly can to bring BG home quickly and safely!!&#8221; James posted on Twitter. &#8220;Our voice as athletes is stronger together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Griner has been detained since Feb. 17 after vaping cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage\u00a0while going through an airport outside of Moscow.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/07\/10\/brittney-griner-absence-looms-large-over-wnba-all-star-game\/10026177002\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brittney Griner looms large at WNBA All-Star Game, even from half a world away | Opinion\" class=\"link\">Brittney Griner looms large at WNBA All-Star Game, even from half a world away | Opinion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court on Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months after being arrested on drug charges.\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/13100536\/ca914bb4bee00fc00660d884d8a5d3c1\" class=\"caas-img\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court on Thursday amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her release nearly five months after being arrested on drug charges.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Griner could land in prison for 10 years on drug smuggling charges. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/07\/07\/brittney-griner-pleads-guilty-russian-trial-what-happens-next\/7831317001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recently pleaded guilty\" class=\"link\">recently pleaded guilty<\/a> to the charges.<\/p>\n<p>In the June post, James shared a message &#8220;demanding&#8221; President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris bring Griner home &#8220;swiftly and safely&#8221; by taking action today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a decorated Olympian and member of an elite global sport community, BG&#8217;s detention must be resolved out of respect for the sanctity of all sport and for all Americans traveling internationally,&#8221; the post said. &#8220;It is imperative that the U.S. Government immediately address this human rights issue and do whatever is necessary to return Brittney home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Join us in demanding that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris bring Brittney home swiftly and safely by taking action today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/07\/07\/brittney-griner-pleads-guilty-russian-trial-what-happens-next\/7831317001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why did Brittney Griner plead guilty? What to know and what&#039;s next in her Russian trial\" class=\"link\">Why did Brittney Griner plead guilty? What to know and what&#8217;s next in her Russian trial<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post included three ways people could help Griner.<\/p>\n<p>The first was to learn about her case at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wearebg.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wwww.wearebg.org\" class=\"link\">wwww.wearebg.org<\/a>, the second was to sign a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/secure-brittney-griner-s-swift-and-safe-return-to-the-u-s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:change.org petition\" class=\"link\">change.org petition<\/a>\u00a0to help bring Griner home and the third was to share photos encouraging Biden and Harris to take action.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Phoenix Mercury coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/07\/05\/mercury-vanessa-nygaard-brittney-griner-lebron-james\/7816862001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vanessa Nygaard recently wondered if Griner&#039;s situation in Russia\" class=\"link\">Vanessa Nygaard recently wondered if Griner&#8217;s situation in Russia<\/a> would be resolved already if it were James, not Griner that was detained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it was LeBron, he&#8217;d be home, right?&#8221;\u00a0Nygaard asked. &#8220;It&#8217;s a statement about the value of women. It&#8217;s a statement about the value of a black person. It&#8217;s a statement about the value of a gay person. All of those things. We know it, and so that&#8217;s what hurts a little more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/07\/06\/brittney-griner-biden-letter-white-house-russia\/7821197001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&#039;He takes this to heart&#039;: Biden has read Brittney Griner&#039;s letter, White House says\" class=\"link\">&#8216;He takes this to heart&#8217;: Biden has read Brittney Griner&#8217;s letter, White House says<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><em>Reach Jeremy Cluff\u00a0at <a href=\"mailto:jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com\" class=\"link\">jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com<\/a>.\u00a0Follow him on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeremy_Cluff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@Jeremy_Cluff.\" class=\"link\">@Jeremy_Cluff.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><em>Support local journalism: Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cm.azcentral.com\/specialoffer?gps-source=CPNEWS&#038;utm_medium=onsite&#038;utm_source=TAGLINE&#038;utm_campaign=NEWSROOM&#038;utm_content=JEREMYCLUFF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:azcentral.com\" class=\"link\">azcentral.com<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2022\/07\/12\/lebron-james-says-brittney-griner-should-question-returning-america\/10039892002\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LeBron James says Brittney Griner should question returning to America\" class=\"link\">LeBron James says Brittney Griner should question returning to America<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA star LeBron James questioned if WNBA star Brittney Griner should return to the United States whenever she is released from her incarceration in Russia.The Los Angeles Lakers star made<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1552310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1552212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1552212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1552212\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1552310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1552212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1552212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1552212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}