Brittney Griner files for divorce from wife
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner filed for divorce from her wife, Cherelle, citing the marriage as "irretrievably broken" and listing their separation date as July 24.
- The couple, who married in June 2018 after meeting at Baylor University, share a 2-year-old son named Bash, and Brittney is seeking joint legal custody.
- Cherelle, a lawyer, notably advocated for Brittney’s release after her 2022 arrest in Russia on drug charges, which led to a nine-year sentence before a prisoner swap secured her freedom.
- Brittney was previously married to former WNBA player Glory Johnson, with whom she has twin daughters; that marriage was annulled after 28 days in 2015.
