Very vocal on the political level, LeBron James however played his part badly by speaking on the case of Brittney Griner, there is little. As a result, the King had to defend himself following his remarks, the fans being absolutely outraged by the way he described the high authorities in the US.
A priori, there is no risk of seeing Brittney Griner again on the floors before a very long time. Having pleaded guilty in Russia following her arrest for drug possession and trafficking, the WNBA champion faces up to ten years in prison, pending her verdict. Terrible news for her and the orange ball across the Atlantic… Unfortunately, the American government has not been successful in its negotiations to bring her back to the country, so far.
However, some believe that President Joe Biden and his ministers are not doing enough. Many have in any case believed that of LeBron James in particular, who recently released a shock statement on the file. This earned him a mountain of incendiary comments, prompting the four-time MVP to have to put out the fire in person. Speaking on his Twitter account, he claimed that his words had been misinterpreted:
LeBron makes up for his misstep on Brittney Griner
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
My comments on “The Shop” about Brittney Griner were not meant to be critical of our beautiful country. I just wanted to image how she probably feels emotionally with so many other emotions, thoughts, etc. inside that cage she’s been in for over 100 days! Long story short, take her home.
Far from wanting to criticize the high North American authorities, who admittedly have little room for manoeuvre, the King prefers to cover himself by explaining that he wanted to put himself in the place of the imprisoned athlete. Unfortunately for him, it will take more to calm things down, his words having really upset a lot of people. His argument did not convince all his detractors, who again set him on fire in the process:
Toxic masculinity is assuming what a woman thinks and tweeting it. Do better, King James.
— Purportedly Stephen (@sdamnja1) July 13, 2022
Toxic masculinity is about assuming what a woman is thinking and tweeting it. Do better than that, King James.
LeBron James really blundered by speaking so awkwardly on the Brittney Griner case, although he tried to make up for it on the spot. However, the fans will not forgive him so easily for this gap, which risks sticking to his skin for a while yet.