NBA superstar LeBron James said on Tuesday that US authorities were not doing enough to repatriate Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February for drug possession.
In a trailer for his YouTube show "The Shop: Uninterrupted", the Lakers player recalled that his compatriot had been taken into custody in Russia in February, a few days before the invasion of Ukraine by Moscow.
“How can she [in these circumstances] feel supported by the United States?
asked James.
In her case, I'd be like, 'Do I even want to go back to America? .
But US officials consider the arrest to be arbitrary.
#WeAreBG
“If it was LeBron, he would already be home, right?, Vanessa Nygaard, Griner coach at the Phoenix Mercury, said last week.
It's a statement on the value we place on women.
It is a statement on the value we place on a black person.
It's a statement on the value we place on a gay person.
All these things.
We know it and that's what hurts a little more.
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LeBron James had expressed his support for the basketball player in June by accompanying a message on Twitter with the hashtag “#NousSommesBG”: “We must come together and do everything in our power to bring BG home, quickly and safely. completely safe!
Our voice as athletes is stronger together.
The LeBron James show is due to start on Friday, where he should speak more about this case.
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