Brittney Griner Age, Height, Wife, WNBA Stats, Net Worth 2022, Instagram

Brittney Griner Age, Height, Wife, WNBA Stats, Net Worth 2022, Instagram

Here is all you need to know about Brittney Griner, the American Women’s basketball player, her 2022 net worth and age

Brittany Griner is again in the headlines. As part of a high-profile prisoner exchange for the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, who has been detained in an American jail for 12 years, US basketball sensation Griner was released from a Russian prison.

Brittney Griner Age, Height, Wife, WNBA Team, Stats, Net Worth 2022, Instagram

President Joe Biden stated that Griner was returning from the United Arab Emirates on a plane.

For possessing cannabis oil, Griner was detained in February at a Moscow airport and last month, the American basketball player was sent to a prison camp. The Biden administration floated the idea of a prisoner swap in July. The exchange, which occurred in Abu Dhabi, was confirmed by the Russian foreign ministry.

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Who Is Brittney Griner The Phoenix Mercury Star Of The Women’s American Basketball

American professional basketball player Brittney Yevette Griner plays for the Women’s National Basketball Association league for Phoenix Mercury team. She was born on October 18, 1990 and is 32 years old currently. Brittney is 6 ft and 9 inches tall.

The player grabbed a lot of headlines and caught attention as Russian authorities allegedly discovered vape cartridges carrying cannabis oil in the 31-year-luggage, old’s leading to her arrest.

Griner represented the Baylor Lady Bears in collegiate basketball in Waco, Texas. She is the only basketball player in the NCAA to record 2,000 points and 500 shot blocks.

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The three-time All-American was recognised as the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player and the AP Player of the Year in 2012. Rivals.com ranked her as the top high school women’s basketball player in the nation in 2009. She won the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award in 2012. Griner and Nike agreed to a sponsorship agreement in 2013.

Griner competed for the United States women’s Olympic team in 2016 and helped them win the gold medal at the Olympics in Rio.

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Griner was selected for the American women’s national team in 2021 and competed in the Olympics in 2020, taking home her second gold medal. She is one of only 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA title, a FIBA World Cup gold medal, and a WNBA title. 

In an interview in 2013 with SI.com, Brittney accepted that she was a lesbian. Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle Griner, met in college years before their romance began. Brittney’s current net worth is at $5 million.