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INSANE: Lebron clarifies comments about griner u s government - The Real Truth

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LeBron James clarified comments Tuesday about Brittney Griner and the United States government he made on The Shop: Uninterrupted.

A trailer released earlier Tuesday shows a clip of the NBA star saying, in part, “Now, how can she feel like America has her back? I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even wanna go back to America?’”

James tweeted Tuesday that he “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.”

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