Greg Cote Columnist: Why LeBron James (of all people) chiming in on Brittney Griner’s Russia detention is ironic

MIAMI — It is five months now into WNBA star Brittney Griner’s captivity in Russia, one the U.S. State Department has called a “wrongful detention,” and awareness spikes anew — but oddly, dubiously, ironically — thanks to basketball’s biggest star still, LeBron James. From his throne, King James addressed Griner’s situation in the trailer for the newest episode of his YouTube talk show, The Shop: Uninterrupted: “Now, how can she feel like America has her back?” James says. “I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even want to go back to America?’ ” Griner faces 10 years in jail under Russia’s rigged ju…

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