WNBA star Brittney Griner files for divorce from wife Cherelle Griner
NBC News • • sports
Key Points:
- WNBA star Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from Cherelle Griner after eight years of marriage, citing the relationship as “irretrievably broken” in court documents filed in Fulton County, Georgia.
- The couple has been separated since July 24, and Brittney Griner’s lawyer has expressed a desire to resolve the matter privately.
- Brittney and Cherelle Griner married in June 2018 after meeting at Baylor University, and they had their first son together in 2024; Brittney is seeking joint custody of their child.
- Cherelle Griner notably advocated for Brittney’s release during her 2022 detention and sentencing in Russia on drug charges, from which Brittney was freed in a prisoner swap in December 2022.
- This is Brittney Griner’s second marriage; she was previously briefly married to former WNBA player Glory Johnson, with whom she shares child support responsibilities for twins conceived during that marriage.
