Brittney Griner Files for Divorce from Wife Cherelle, Who Helped Fight for WNBA Star’s Release from Russia

Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle are ending their marriage The WNBA star filed for divorce in Georgia on Thursday, July 31 The couple, who met as students at Baylor University, shares a two-year-old son named Bash Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle Griner are ending their marriage. The WNBA star, 35, filed for divorce in Fulton County, Ga. on Thursday, July 30, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE.