WNBA Star Brittney Griner, Wife Cherelle Announce Birth of Child Before 2024 Olympics

Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIJuly 19, 2024

PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 18: Brittney Griner warms up during USAB Women's Practice as part of WNBA All-Star game on July 18, 2024 at the Phoenix Mercury Practice Facility in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle Griner welcomed a baby boy on July 8.

Griner confirmed the news in a conversation with Terrika Foster-Brasby of She Knows Sports.

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Big congrats to Cherelle and <a href="https://twitter.com/brittneygriner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@brittneygriner</a> on the birth of their baby boy❤️<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SheKnowsSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SheKnowsSports</a>) <a href="https://t.co/hwEvfaZhGb">pic.twitter.com/hwEvfaZhGb</a>

The Griners previously announced the pregnancy on Instagram in April.

"He is amazing," Griner told Foster-Brasby. "They say as soon as you see him, everything you thought mattered just goes out the window. And that's literally what happens."

Griner is in Phoenix for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2024. She will represent Team USA in a matchup against WNBA All-Stars on Saturday evening before heading to Paris for the Summer Olympics.

The 10-time WNBA All-Star is looking to win her third straight Olympic gold medal. She starred last time out for Team USA in Tokyo in 2021, averaging 16.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

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