{"id":1553850,"date":"2022-07-14T07:42:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T11:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1553850"},"modified":"2022-07-14T08:50:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:50:44","slug":"lebron-james-backtracks-says-he-wasnt-knocking-our-beautiful-country-in-comments-about-brittney-griner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-backtracks-says-he-wasnt-knocking-our-beautiful-country-in-comments-about-brittney-griner\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebron James Backtracks &#8211; Says He Wasn\u2019t \u201cKnocking Our Beautiful Country\u201d in Comments about Brittney Griner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-backtracks-says-he-wasnt-knocking-our-beautiful-country-in-comments-about-brittney-griner%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=1553850&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--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA star LeBron James<\/a> Tuesday night clarified comments he made about Brittney Griner\u2019s detention in Russia, saying he wasn\u2019t &#8220;knocking our beautiful country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Los Angeles Lakers player had said in the trailer for the latest episode of &#8220;The Shop: Uninterrupted,&#8221; released Tuesday, that\u00a0he wondered if Griner, a WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury, would question if the United States has her back since the government hasn\u2019t gotten her out of confinement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, how can she feel like America has her back? I would be feeling like, \u2018Do I even wanna go back to America?\u2019&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James said<\/a> in the trailer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/640\/320\/Lebron-James20.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on April 1, 2022 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on April 1, 2022 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Adam Pantozzi\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/brittney-griner-pleads-guilty-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Griner was arrested<\/a> in February at an airport near Moscow for allegedly having hashish oil in a vape cartridge in her luggage. She pleaded guilty last Thursday. Griner plays in Russia in the off<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/a>season to make money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wnba-cathy-engelbert-brittney-griner-huge-priority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WNBA&#8217;S CATHY ENGELBERT ON BRITTNEY GRINER: \u2018SHE REMAINS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR US\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My comments on \u2018The Shop\u2019 regarding Brittney Griner wasn\u2019t knocking our beautiful country,&#8221; James tweeted Tuesday night. &#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\u00a0#BringHerHome.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/lebron-james-questions-america-has-brittney-griners-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LEBRON JAMES QUESTIONS WHETHER AMERICA HAS BRITTNEY GRINER&#8217;S \u2018BACK\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/Brittney-Griner10.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 7, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 7, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Griner\u2019s wife, Cherelle, spoke on the phone with President Biden this week, who called to\u00a0&#8220;reassure her that he is working to secure Brittney\u2019s release as soon as possible, as well as the release of Paul Whelan and other U.S. nationals who are wrongfully detained or held hostage in Russia and around the world,&#8221; the White House said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department has said getting Griner out of Russia remains a &#8220;top priority&#8221; for the administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1400541965-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"LeBron James attends Netflix&#039;s \" Hustle \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      LeBron James attends Netflix&#8217;s &#8220;Hustle&#8221; World Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on June 01, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Griner was arrested just before Russia invaded Ukraine, complicating her situation since the U.S. has levied serious sanctions on Russia over the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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