• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Correction Policy
  • Ethics Policy
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Sportsmanor
  • Home
  • UFC
  • NBA
  • Soccer
  • Boxing
  • WWE
  • NFL
  • Tennis
  • Formula 1
  • US Sports
  • Golf
  • Esports
  • Web Stories
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • UFC
  • NBA
  • Soccer
  • Boxing
  • WWE
  • NFL
  • Tennis
  • Formula 1
  • US Sports
  • Golf
  • Esports
  • Web Stories
No Result
View All Result
Sportsmanor
No Result
View All Result

Home » Basketball » Lebron James Issues Clarification on His Sharp Criticism of US Efforts to Bring Home Detained WNBA Star Brittney Griner

Lebron James Issues Clarification on His Sharp Criticism of US Efforts to Bring Home Detained WNBA Star Brittney Griner

Mohamed Rizvi by Mohamed Rizvi
July 13, 2022, 03:33 AM
in Basketball, NBA
0
LeBron James & Brittany Griner

Image Courtesy from Twitter

Brittney Griner is one of the best WNBA basketball players America has seen. She has won countless accolades throughout her career, including an Olympic gold medal and a WNBA Championship. Despite all this, many do not know her story. Everyone can agree when I say she is one of the most underrated athletes in the country.

Advertisement

Griner played for UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Premier League this year. She intended to play in Russia during the offseason. However, she could not leave the country after customs officers detained her. Reports say that officials found vape cartridges in her luggage.

Russian state TV has released a photo of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was arrested on drug charges in the country after Russian officials say cannabis oil was found in her luggage. CNN’s @RosaFlores has the story. pic.twitter.com/SzB9MSSQfY

— CNN (@CNN) March 8, 2022

 

Advertisement

The main reason for the detainment was that the cartridges contained hashish oil. Hashish oil is a form of cannabis. The drug is banned in Russia. Although cannabis is also illegal in the USA, it is allowed in certain states. After being detained, Griner has said that she did not mean to break Russian laws.

LeBron James shows his support for detained WNBA star Brittney Griner

Many around the world have shown their support for Brittney Griner. LeBron James was one of them. He spoke out on the latest episode of UNINTERRUPTED.

YouTube video
 

Advertisement

Recently, LeBron James spoke out on the situation. He mentioned how Brittney Griner would feel being in a foreign country alone with little to no help. He said, “How can she feel like America has her back. I would be feeling like do I even want to go back to America.” 

People took LeBron’s words as criticism of the USA’s efforts to help Griner. Fans took it as a way of LeBron saying Brittney should not return to the country since they do not have her back. Many were quick to have a go at LeBron after UNINTERRUPTED released the trailer on YouTube.

LeBron James says if he was Brittany Griner he wouldn’t want to come back to the United States because she’s been in Russian prison too long. LeBron on virtually every issue other and than basketball is an idiot: pic.twitter.com/Xyh70QMA6J

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 12, 2022

Advertisement

This wasn’t the only tweet criticizing the LA Lakers star. Many took a shot at him and called him an “idiot”. Seeing the situation get out of hand quickly, LeBron chose to clarify his comments.

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

The 37-year-old said he was only speaking about how Griner would feel while she’s in jail. To be honest, we can really look at how quickly people can take things out of the intended perspective. The Griner issue has been one that has been floating at the top for a while now, and LeBron is the player that people always expect to be perfect no matter what. When he said what he said, people who went for him must have been like “finally”.

Advertisement

 

Tags: Brittany GrinerLeBron James
ShareTweetSend
Mohamed Rizvi

Mohamed Rizvi

Mohamed Rizvi is the NBA Head at Sportsmanor with more than a year of experience. Rizvi has a knack for finding distinctive angles and draws inspiration from Kobe Bryant and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Related Posts

Deandre Ayton and Damian Lillard (Credits: Getty Images and NBA)

NBA Trade Rumors: Deandre Ayton Could Still Fulfil His Wish Even if Damian Lillard Stays at the Portland Trail Blazers

September 24, 2023
Andre Iguodala and LeBron James (Credits: NBA and USA TODAY Sports)

Andre Iguodala Applauds LeBron James’ for Paving the Way for the Golden State Warriors’ Iconic Offensive Style

September 24, 2023

Discussion about this post

No Result
View All Result
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Correction Policy
  • Ethics Policy

MANORCO PVT LTD © 2022 | All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • UFC
  • NBA
  • Soccer
  • Boxing
  • Tennis
  • NFL
  • WWE
  • Formula 1
  • US Sports
  • Golf
  • Esports
  • Web Stories
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Correction Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

MANORCO PVT LTD © 2022 | All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In