WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 7, 2022. 

LeBron James is publicly criticizing the United States' handling of WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner's case in a trailer for an upcoming episode of his television show: "The Shop: Uninterrupted."

Griner is on trial in Russia for drug possession. She pleaded guilty last week and will appear again in court on Thursday.

"Now, how can she feel like America has her back?" James said in the trailer. "I would be feeling like, 'Do I even wanna go back to America?'"

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James tweeted Tuesday night that his comments in the trailer weren't intended to be critical of the U.S. efforts to get Griner back.

"My comments on "The Shop" regarding Brittney Griner wasn't knocking our beautiful country," he said. "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"

It's unclear when the show was filmed, although in the trailer it is mentioned that Griner had been in Russia for more than 110 days, which would have been nearly five weeks ago as she was detained on Feb. 17.

During the weeks since day 110, in addition to the trial beginning and the guilty plea, Griner's wife Cherelle has had a phone conversation with President Joe Biden. Biden also received a letter from Brittney Griner on July 4 and sent a letter back to her, which she was given in court last week.

There is also no mention of other detained Americans in the trailer.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, speaking later Tuesday after his league's board of governors meeting in Las Vegas, reiterated that the NBA and WNBA are "doing everything in our power" to bring Griner home.

While the city of Chicago hosts WNBA All-Star weekend, basketball star Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia.Family, friends and supporters continue to push for her return."I understand what they are doing is very challenging due to the circumstances with Russia and the United States right now, so I want to make it very clear our next move as supporters is to make sure admin understands they have our full support in doing anything and everything necessary to be able to bring BG home, as well as every other wrongfully detained American," said the basketball player's wife, Cherelle Griner.Griner pleaded guilty in Russian court, saying she had acted unintentionally when cannabis vape cartridges were found in her luggage on her return to play there.  Her attorneys are hoping for leniency as she faces up to 10 years in prison.Reverend Al Sharpton helped honor Griner during All-Star Weekend."I hope the world knows she has stood up as that role model, as that person who has not had any borders or boundaries to using a craft, her art, her talent, for people all over the world," Sharpton said.Fellow WNBA players and leaders also spoke out during the event."She is resilient kind and BG Brittney Griner is an American," said Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBA Players Association."As an athlete community made up of friends from around the world, we all feel rattled by this and just want her home," said Sue Bird, vice president of the WNBA Players Association.The Biden administration says Griner is wrongfully detained, and that her plea won't impact negotiations. President Joe Biden wrote a letter back to Griner her wife said it brought joy. "I believe every word that she said to him he understood, and he sees her as a person and he has not forgotten her, which was her biggest cry in her letter," Cherelle said.The family of another American detainee, Paul Whelan, has raised concerns about differences in attention they receive. Whelan is serving a 16-year prison sentence after being accused of spying.A White House official said Friday President Biden called Whelan's sister, and that the  government will continue efforts for his, Griner's and other Americans' release.

"I'm accepting that the administration is doing everything they can right now," Silver said. "There are some seriously complex geopolitical issues here. And I'm sure as invariably as they are more focused on Brittney, there are other families who are of course concerned about their loved ones who are being held against their will in Russia right now. ... There are very difficult issues that the Biden administration has to face in terms of what's appropriate."

Washington hasn't disclosed its strategy in the case and the U.S. may have little leverage with Moscow because of strong animosity over its actions in Ukraine. The State Department's designation of Griner being wrongfully detained moves her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government's chief hostage negotiator.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Washington will continue to work for the release of Griner, as well as other Americans held by Moscow, including former Marine Paul Whelan.

"We will not relent until Brittney, Paul Whelan, and all other wrongfully detained Americans are reunited with their loved ones," he tweeted last week,

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday that former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had been in contact with the National Security Council, but wouldn't comment on "his travel or what he intends to do" amid reports that Richardson plans to travel to Russia and work on Griner's release.

James' show will air on Friday.

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AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds in Las Vegas contributed.