By Carmine Sabia
Published July 13, 2022
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has hit back at NBA star LeBron James after comments he deemed to be unamerican.
James spoke on WNBA player Brittney Griner being detained in Russia and lamenting that, in his mind, the United States has not don enough to get her home.
“Over 110 days now, how could she feel like America has her back?” he said in a promo for the fifth season of his show “The Show.” “I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even want to go back to America?’”
The former Arkansas governor was furious at the star’s contempt for the United States.
“Maybe ‘Mr. China made me rich!’ Lebron ought to relocate to the country that enriches him by slave labor. If you hate America, you don’t have to stay,” he said.
But James has backtracked from his original comments.
“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,” he said.
But that was after he got crushed on Twitter for his comments.
“LeBron James should join Brittney Griner in her Russian jail cell,” Nick Adams said.
“LeBron James says if he was Brittany Griner he wouldn’t want to come back to the United States because she’s been in Russian prison too long. LeBron on virtually every issue other than basketball is an idiot,” Clay Travis said.
“Hey @KingJames – the reason Griner is still in Russia is @JoeBiden is president. As POTUS, Trump made the release of US hostages a national priority. 50+ released during his presidency,” Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy said.
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