Brittney Griner reveals wife Cherelle has given birth to baby boy as couple welcome first child 19 months since WNBA star's release from Russian jail

Brittney Griner and woman Cherelle person welcomed their first kid together 19 months aft nan WNBA star's merchandise from a Russian penal colony.

The mates announced backmost successful April that Cherelle, 32, was pregnant successful a heartwarming station connected Instagram, which showed them holding hands alongside photos of their babe scans.

And 3 months later Brittney has revealed that their babe boy is now here, admitting she is complete nan satellite to beryllium a 'pops'.

'I'm ace excited,' she said erstwhile asked astir nan gestation successful an question and reply pinch CBS Sports' We Need To Talk. 'Well, I mean I conjecture I'll conscionable driblet it... he's here. Seven pounds 8 ounces. Yeah, that's my man!'

Griner antecedently had twins pinch ex-wife and chap WNBA subordinate Glory Johnson successful 2015, only for nan brace to divorcement conscionable a twelvemonth later. 

Nevertheless, welcoming different kid pinch Cherelle has reminded nan 33-year-old really awesome a emotion it is.

'He is amazing,' Griner continued. 'They opportunity arsenic soon arsenic you spot them everything that you thought mattered conscionable goes retired nan window, and that's virtually what happens.

'It kinda sucks origin I've gotta leave, but astatine nan aforesaid clip he'll understand.'

Brittney and Cherelle first exchanged rings successful 2018, but 4 years later nan erstwhile was arrested astatine an airdrome successful Moscow aft Russian authorities claimed she was caught entering nan state pinch vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. 

Griner was put successful a detention halfway adjacent Moscow until November of that year, earlier she was moved to an undisclosed prison. 

She was past taken to a penal colony successful Mordovia, a Russian region astir 300 miles southeast of Moscow, to service her nine-year condemnation connected supplier charges.

Eventually, successful December 2022, the 6-foot-9 WNBA champion and two-time Olympic golden medalist was was freed successful a captive speech for arms trader Viktor Bout aft spending 10 months successful jail.

Griner precocious re-signed pinch nan Phoenix Mercury - her only WNBA squad - up of this year’s Olympics successful Paris. 

This play she is taking portion successful nan WNBA All-Star Game earlier nan convention comes to a halt for nan Olympic Games later this month.