WNBA’s Brittney Griner Is Expecting Her First Baby With Wife Cherelle

Brittney Griner is going to be a mom!

The two-time Olympic gold medalist and six-time WNBA All-Star shared the happy news on April 14 alongside her wife and lawyer, Cherelle Griner. “Can’t believe we’re less than three months away from meeting our favorite human being,” the couple captioned a photo of them hand in hand, looking down at sonogram photos over Cherelle’s bump.

Friends and fans shared their excitement and well wishes for the soon-to-be family of three in the comments. “Congrats ! Amazing ! Mini Griner homie,” wrote Belgian pro basketball player Marjorie Carpréaux. “Congratulations Relle and BG! You both are going to be amazing parents,” added former NBA and WNBA dancer Mark Anthony. ESPN commentator Arielle Chambers and artist Kehlani, sent their love and congratulations alongside the Phoenix Mercury organization.

Brittany and Cherelle first met in 2013 while attending Baylor University and got engaged in 2018. The two tied the night in June 2019 and have been together ever since. Brittney first became a household name in Feburary 2022 when she was detained in Russia after customs agents at a Moscow airport said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.

While Brittany said she had left the cartridges in her bag inadvertently, she was ultimately sentenced to nine years in prison. After several months, she was released and sent back to the US thanks to a deal between the US and Russia. “Today my family is whole,” Cherelle said at a press conference held the day of her wife’s release in December 2022. ““Thank you everybody for your support. Today is just a happy day for me and my family, so I’m going to smile right now.”

Our congratulations to Cherelle and Brittney on their long journey to parenthood!