WNBA’s Brittney Griner has announced that she and her wife, Cherelle, welcomed their first child on July 8.
The news came out during an interview with Griner on the “She Knows Sports” podcast. She expressed her excitement at becoming a parent, saying, “That’s my man. He is amazing. They say as soon as you see him, everything you thought mattered just goes out the window. And that’s literally what happens.”
🔥🚨BREAKING NEWS: WNBA star Brittney Griner & her wife Cherelle announced the birth of a baby boy.
Cherelle: “That’s my man. He is amazing”
Griner had two kids before this birth. pic.twitter.com/7Ctcro8hWe [1]
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) July 20, 2024 [2]
Despite becoming a new mom, Griner is getting ready to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Griner referred to herself as “Pops” and said, “Kind of sucks, I got to leave. But at the same time, he will understand…. My whole phone has turned into him now.”
Brittney Griner says she wants to be called “pops” instead of mom to new baby
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— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) July 21, 2024 [4]
Some journalists have questions…
Wait, what? Is Griner a biological male? Playing in the WNBA? https://t.co/qBYdsK5zpy [5]
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) July 21, 2024 [6]