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Brittney Griner
American basketball playerPtsRebAstSeason 202317.56.32.21 day ago · Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n ər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [2] and a six-time WNBA All-Star . [3]
- 2013–present
- WNBA
- October 18, 1990 (age 32), Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Center
5 days ago · In 2022, WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained by Russian authorities, convicted of drug charges and given a nine-year prison sentence. Her new memoir, Coming Home, details the conditions she was ...
May 7, 2024 · Griner, who is 6'9", says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing." ... WNBA Star Brittney ...
May 7, 2024 · Brittney Griner stands in a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki, Russia, on Aug. 2, 2022. Ever since her release from a Russian penal colony in December 2022, WNBA star and Olympic ...
May 7, 2024 · Midway through her book "Coming Home," Brittney Griner is informed of fellow American Trevor Reed’s release from a Russian penal colony. It is April 2022, and Reed is finally going home after ...
May 2, 2024 · The following year, Griner became the first openly gay athlete to be endorsed by Nike. Her boldness set a new standard, helping to normalize queerness in American sports, especially for women ...
May 13, 2024 · Brittney Griner is an American basketball player who is one the game’s leading centers, especially known for her play with the Phoenix Mercury, which she helped win a WNBA championship (2014). Griner garnered international attention in 2022 when she was detained in Russia on a drug offense. She was later found guilty and sentenced to nine years but was later released in a prisoner exchange.
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