WNBA’s Brittney Griner files for divorce years after Russian imprisonment
The filing says the marriage is irretrievably broken and asks for joint custody of the couple's 2-year-old son under Georgia guidelines.
- On Thursday, Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner filed for divorce from her wife, Cherelle, in Georgia's Fulton County Superior Court, according to court records.
- The couple married on June 18, 2018, and have been living apart since July 24, sharing one son, Bash Raymond Griner, born in 2024.
- Griner requests joint legal and physical custody of Bash on a temporary and permanent basis, while also seeking an equitable division of marital assets and debts.
- The petition asserts the marriage is "irretrievably broken" with "no hope of reconciliation," and requests child support per Georgia's Child Support Guidelines.
- A 10-time WNBA All-Star, Griner signed a one-year contract with the Connecticut Sun ahead of the 2026 season after spending 11 WNBA seasons with the Phoenix Mercury.
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