00:00 Britney Griner and Sherelle Griner are expecting their first child together.
00:06 The couple, who tied the knot in June of 2019, announces the big news on April 13 on social
00:12 media that they are expecting their baby in July.
00:17 The joint Instagram post shows the WNBA star and her wife holding hands next to an ultrasound
00:24 of their child.
00:25 They write in the caption, "Can't believe we're less than 3 months away from meeting
00:31 our favorite human being," while including the hashtags #BabyGrinerComingSoon and #July2024.
00:40 The duo first met more than a decade ago while attending Baylor University from 2009 to 2013,
00:48 though they did not start dating until years later.
00:52 The two tied the knot in June of 2019, nearly one year after Britney popped the question
00:57 to Sherelle.
00:59 Britney was drafted to the WNBA in 2013 and has played for the Phoenix Mercury since.
01:06 In February of 2022, Britney was detained in Russia, where she was supposed to play
01:12 in an off-season basketball game, after custom agents at a Moscow airport said they found
01:19 vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
01:23 After months in Russian custody and a weeks-long trial, the WNBA star was sentenced to nine
01:30 years at a Russian penal colony, which she began serving in November 2022.
01:36 Britney was freed on December 8, 2022, after President Joe Biden negotiated her release
01:43 in exchange for a Russian arms dealer.
01:46 In February of 2024, Britney announced that she will release a memoir about her experiences
01:53 in Russia, titled Coming Home on May 7.
01:57 In her caption of the announcement, she writes, "Coming Home is a story of hope and survival,
02:04 of before and after.
02:06 But ultimately, the book is also a story of how my family, my faith, and the support of
02:12 millions who rallied for my rescue, helped me endure a nightmare."
02:17 "The book is also a story of how my family, my faith, and the support of millions who
02:25 rallied for my rescue, helped me endure a nightmare."
02:26 "The book is also a story of how my family, my faith, and the support of millions who
02:27 rallied for my rescue, helped me endure a nightmare."
02:27 (upbeat music)
