New arrivalYou can now listen to Fox News articles.
NBA star LeBron James said Tuesday night that Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia was not “knocking on our beautiful country.”
A Los Angeles Lakers player said in a trailer for the latest episode of “The Shop: Uninterrupted” released Tuesday that Phoenix Mercury’s WNBA player Greener wondered if the United States had regained her. Her government has not released her from her captivity.
“Well, how can she feel like America has her back? I would feel like” I also want to go back to America? “,” James trailer said. I said in.
Greener was arrested in February at an airport near Moscow for containing hashish oil in an arc cartridge in his luggage. She pleaded guilty last Thursday.Greener plays off in Russia――――The season to make money.
Brittney Griner’s WNBA Cathy Engelbert: “She is a big priority for us.”
“My comment on’The Shop’about Brittney Griner didn’t knock on our beautiful country,” James tweeted Tuesday night. “I simply said she was probably feeling emotional, along with many other emotions and thoughts, in a cage where she’s been around for over 100 days. A short #BringHerHome in a long story.”
LeBron James Question Is Brittney Griner’s “Back” in America?
Grinner’s wife, Sherel, spoke with President Biden on the phone this week. President Biden said, “Reassure her that he is working to secure the release of Britney and the release of illegally detained Paul Whelan and other US citizens, or Russia and the world. Was taken hostage by the White House, “said White House.
The US State Department said driving Grinner out of Russia remains a “top priority” for the administration.
Click here for more sports coverage on FOXNEWS.COM
Click here to get the Fox News app
Grinner complicated her situation as Russia was arrested shortly before invading Ukraine and the United States imposed serious sanctions on Russia in the war.