Britney Griner is a free woman after 294 days behind bars in Russia, to the relief of just about everyone in the basketball world. That includes LeBron James.
Speaking with longtime friend and business partner Maverick Carter over video conference , James called Griner's release an important cause for the basketball world while also acknowledging the existence of other Americans wrongfully detained in foreign countries:
"I think it's a great day. For us as Americans, I think having BG back, in the sports world, just having her family's back, I know her wife misses her and her family misses her, her club misses her here in Phoenix. To have her a part of the basketball brother and sisterhood, it's a big day for us and what we do. Kudos to the president, kudos to Kamala Harris and everyone that had something to do with it.
Most notable among those Americans detained is Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for nearly four years. U.S. officials attempted to secure freedom for both Griner and Whelan in exchange for Bout for months, but Russia consistently rejected any proposal that would free the 52-year-old former Marine, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison over allegations of espionage.
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