Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle are now parents!
During an interview with CBS Sports on Friday (July 19), the 33-year-old pro basketball star announced that she and her wife welcomed their first child together earlier in the month.
Keep reading to find out more…While she didn’t reveal the baby’s name, Brittney did share that they welcomed a baby boy on July 8, weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces.
“That’s my man. He is amazing,” Brittney said with a big smile on her face. “They said as soon as you see them, everything that you thought mattered just goes out the window. That’s literally what happened.”
Brittney went on to say that it “sucks” that she has to leave the newborn to compete during the 2024 WNBA All-Star weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, before heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“He will understand,” Brittney said, before joking about how obsessed she’s become with her son. “My whole phone has turned into him now.”
Brittney also said that her baby will be calling her “Pops.”
Brittney and Cherelle first more than a decade ago while they both attended Baylor University from 2009 to 2013, though they didn’t start dating until years later.
The couple married in June 2019 after Brittney proposed nearly one year earlier. They announced that they were expecting in April.
Congrats to the new parents! Check out all of the other stars that also recently welcomed babies.
