Brittney Griner
American basketball player
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| January 28 2025 | Signed a 1-year deal with the Atlanta Dream during the free agency off-season, marking a new chapter in her professional basketball career. |
| January 28 2025 | Signed a 1-year deal with the Atlanta Dream during the free agency off-season, marking a new chapter in her professional basketball career. |
| 2024 | Won her third consecutive Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the Olympics in France. |
| 2024 | Won her third consecutive Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the Olympics in France. |
| October 2 2024 | Brittney Griner was announced as a player in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a women's 3x3 basketball league. She will play for Phantom BC, a team co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. |
| October 2 2024 | Brittney Griner was announced as a player in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a women's 3x3 basketball league. She will play for Phantom BC, a team co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. |
| July 2024 | Cherelle gave birth to their son, named Bash. |
| July 2024 | Cherelle gave birth to their son, named Bash. |
| June 2024 | Named to the US women's Olympic team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France. Contributed four points to help the United States defeat France 67-66 in the final, earning her third consecutive Olympic gold medal. |
| June 2024 | Named to the US women's Olympic team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France. Contributed four points to help the United States defeat France 67-66 in the final, earning her third consecutive Olympic gold medal. |
| February 2024 | Baylor University retired Griner's No. 42 jersey in a ceremony before a game against Texas Tech. |
| February 2024 | Baylor University retired Griner's No. 42 jersey in a ceremony before a game against Texas Tech. |
| 2023 | Named a starter in the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game. |
| 2023 | Played 31 out of 40 games for the Phoenix Mercury, averaging 17.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. |
| 2023 | Named a starter in the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game. |
| 2023 | Played 31 out of 40 games for the Phoenix Mercury, averaging 17.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. |
| May 2023 | Returned to the WNBA, receiving a standing ovation from the audience. |
| May 2023 | Returned to the WNBA, receiving a standing ovation from the audience. |
| May 21 2023 | Griner plays her first home game back with the Phoenix Mercury at the Footprint Center, receiving an even larger standing ovation from a season-high crowd of 14,040 people, with new team owner Mat Ishbia in attendance. |
| May 21 2023 | Griner plays her first home game back with the Phoenix Mercury at the Footprint Center, receiving an even larger standing ovation from a season-high crowd of 14,040 people, with new team owner Mat Ishbia in attendance. |
| 2022 | Missed the entire WNBA season due to incarceration in Russia on drug charges. |
| 2022 | Missed the entire WNBA season due to incarceration in Russia on drug charges. |
| December 8 2022 | Released in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. |
| December 8 2022 | Sarah Krivanek, an American detained for a domestic violence dispute, was deported from Russia on the same day as Griner's release. |
| December 8 2022 | Sarah Krivanek, an American detained for a domestic violence dispute, was deported from Russia on the same day as Griner's release. |
| December 8 2022 | Released in a prisoner exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. |
| November 17 2022 | Griner was transferred to IK-2, a female penal colony in Yavas, Mordovia, after being held at an undisclosed location. |
| November 17 2022 | Griner was transferred to IK-2, a female penal colony in Yavas, Mordovia, after being held at an undisclosed location. |
| August 4 2022 | Sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia after pleading guilty to smuggling charges. |
| August 4 2022 | Sentenced to nine years in prison by Russian authorities. |
| August 4 2022 | Sentenced to nine years in prison by Russian authorities. |
| August 4 2022 | Sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia after pleading guilty to smuggling charges. |
| July 7 2022 | Griner pleaded guilty during her trial, stating she had no intent to break the law and requested to provide testimony to the court. |
| July 7 2022 | Griner pleaded guilty during her trial, stating she had no intent to break the law and requested to provide testimony to the court. |
| June 27 2022 | Court in Khimki schedules Griner's trial to begin on July 1 and extends her detention by six months. |
| June 27 2022 | Court in Khimki schedules Griner's trial to begin on July 1 and extends her detention by six months. |
| May 15 2022 | United States and Russia began considering a potential prisoner swap, with Russia proposing to exchange Griner for arms dealer Viktor Bout. |
| May 15 2022 | United States and Russia began considering a potential prisoner swap, with Russia proposing to exchange Griner for arms dealer Viktor Bout. |
| March 23 2022 | U.S. Department of State reports an American diplomatic official visited Griner in detention, confirming she was in good condition. |
| March 23 2022 | U.S. Department of State reports an American diplomatic official visited Griner in detention, confirming she was in good condition. |
| February 17 2022 | Detained and arrested by Russian customs officials for smuggling hash oil while playing in the Russian Premier League. |
| February 17 2022 | Brittney Griner was arrested at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Russia for carrying vaporizer cartridges containing less than a gram of hash oil, despite having a medicinal cannabis prescription from Arizona. |
| February 17 2022 | Brittney Griner was arrested at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Russia for carrying vaporizer cartridges containing less than a gram of hash oil, despite having a medicinal cannabis prescription from Arizona. |
| February 17 2022 | Detained and arrested by Russian customs officials for smuggling hash oil while playing in the Russian Premier League. |
| 2021 | Led the Phoenix Mercury to the WNBA Finals, scoring the most points in the playoffs with 240 points. The team defeated the New York Liberty, Seattle Storm, and first-seed Las Vegas Aces before losing to the Chicago Sky in 4 games. |
| 2021 | Brittney Griner played 30 out of 36 games for the Phoenix Mercury, averaging 20.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 32.8 minutes per game during the regular season. |
| 2021 | Won her second Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021). |
| 2021 | Brittney Griner played 30 out of 36 games for the Phoenix Mercury, averaging 20.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 32.8 minutes per game during the regular season. |
| 2021 | Led the Phoenix Mercury to the WNBA Finals, scoring the most points in the playoffs with 240 points. The team defeated the New York Liberty, Seattle Storm, and first-seed Las Vegas Aces before losing to the Chicago Sky in 4 games. |
| 2021 | Won her second Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021). |
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