The U.S. finalized a prisoner swap with Russia on Thursday morning, bringing WNBA star Brittney Griner home after her February arrest. During his The Shop simulcast of Thursday Night Football, LeBron James welcomed Griner home and thanked those that helped make it happen.
“I think it’s a great day for us as Americans,” James said. “Having BG back. In the sports world, just having her presence back. Her wife misses her, her family misses her, her club misses her here in Phoenix. To have her a part of the basketball brother and sisterhood once again, it’s a big day for us.
“Kudos to the president, kudos to Kamala Harris and everyone who had something to do with it. And like [Maverick Carter] said, there’s a lot of people that’s unlawfully detained now, and we hope we can get them all back.”
