Brittney Griner and wife celebrate birth of their son
It’s a boy for Brittney and Cherelle Griner. The Phoenix Mercury center revealed the news in interviews with CBS Sports and NBC News. “Every minute I feel like he’s popping into my head, said Griner. “Literally everything revolves around him.
And I love it.” The couple officially welcomed the baby boy on July 8. He weighs 7 pounds, 8 ounces. “That’s my man. He is amazing,” Griner told CBS Sports. “They said as soon as you see them, everything that you thought mattered just goes out the window.
That’s literally what happened.” Griner, 33, corrected the CBS News correspondent who said, “You’re about to be a mom!” She told her Cherelle, 33, had already delivered the baby and that she preferred to be called,“Pops.” Griner told NBC News correspondent Liz Kreutz they chose to name their newborn son, “Bash.” The WNBA star said she is Bash’s biggest fan and is constantly taking photos of him. “My whole phone has turned into him now,” Griner told CBS Sports.
The baby comes as Griner gets set to play in Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game and then head to Paris with Team USA to compete for their 8th straight gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games. “It kind of sucks because I have to leave, but at the same time, he will understand,” said Griner.
