Griner prisoner swap ‘great day’ for US, says LeBron James

The women’s basketball star was freed as part of a Russian-American deal

NBA icon LeBron James has praised US President Joe Biden for the prisoner swap deal which saw women’s basketball star Brittney Griner exchanged for Russian businessman Viktor Bout on Thursday.

“I think it’s a great day,” said James as he reacted on the news that Griner had been released from a Russian penal colony.

“For us Americans, I think having BG back, in the sports world, just having her presence back, I know her wife misses her and 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 and what we do.

“Kudos to the president, kudos to Kamala Harris and everyone that had something to do with it,” added James, speaking on an edition of ‘The Shop’.

The LA Lakers star said there were still “a lot of people that’s unlawfully detained right now. We hope we can get them all back.”

It’s a great day. BG is back home