Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis spoke to reporters about how happy they are that WNBA star Brittney Griner is back in the U.S.
Brittney Griner’s release from Russia in a high-profile prisoner exchange should be celebrated, not disparaged by reactions reeking of bias and bigotry.Her lawyers had said the drugs Griner had were prescribed to treat chronic pain and other conditions.
“Umm, amazing. Being in Russia for as long as she was, inhumane living conditions. I think they showed the bed she was living in,” Davis said Sunday. “When I first seen her, I didn’t know it was her because she cut her dreads, I don’t know if it was voluntarily or what. But it’s always good to have one of your own back.
“Even though we get a chance to play this game, we live in this little box where we don’t have a real insight ... I don’t want to say ‘insight’ but this reality, because we live inside this box of basketball where everything is going well. You kinda forget about everything outside. And that kinda just put us back into reality, knowing that we’re blessed to do what we do every single day because there’s people in this world and our sister who’s going through bigger things than basketball.
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