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Pro baller LeBron James had some clarifying to do after recently commenting on WNBA star Brittney Griner‘s detainment in Russia.
In the trailer for the latest episode of his HBO show, The Shop, James said that if he were in Griner’s unfortunate position, he’s not sure he’d be willing to return to a country that has yet to come to his rescue.
“Over 110 days, now how could she feel like America has her back?” James said in the short clip. “I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even want to go back to America?’”
His comments were met with backlash from some social media users who viewed
