LeBron James calls out US for failing to free Brittney Griner from russian detention

NBC News reports LeBron James recently voiced his criticism of the United States' response to the Russian detention of fellow basketball star Brittney Griner. James wondered if Griner would even consider returning to the United States. "Now how can she feel like America has her back?" LeBron James, on 'The Shop: Uninterrupted,' via NBC News. "I would be feeling like, 'Do I even want to go back to America?'" LeBron James, on 'The Shop: Uninterrupted,' via NBC News. Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges on July 7 in a Moscow court.