- “Now, how can she feel like America has her back?” James said of detained WNBA player Griner. “I would be feeling like, ‘Do I even want to go back to America?’”
- “You are free to leave buddy or you can even volunteer for an exchange for her. Some people literally have NO idea what is it like to live in a dictatorship. Keep taking your freedom for granted,” Kanter told James via Twitter
- Kanter changed his last name to “Freedom,” showing his appreciation for the U.S.