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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Top college basketball player now headed to the WNBA to play for the Phoenix Mercury team.  In 2012 she was granted the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award. Partner is basketball player [[Glory Johnson]].
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Professional basketball player with the Phoenix Mercury Team.  Former top college basketball player.  Member of the U.S. National Team that won the gold medal at the 2016 and 2022 Olympic Games.  In 2012 she was granted the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award. Partner is basketball player [[Glory Johnson]]. Made international headlines in 2022 when she was arrested, charged, and convicted in Russia for possession of marijuana.  She was later released in a high-profile prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia. 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[Lesbian Professional Basketball Players and Coaches]]
 
* [[Lesbian Professional Basketball Players and Coaches]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Revision as of 18:28, 14 December 2022

Brittney Griner

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1990 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Professional basketball player with the Phoenix Mercury Team. Former top college basketball player. Member of the U.S. National Team that won the gold medal at the 2016 and 2022 Olympic Games. In 2012 she was granted the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award. Partner is basketball player Glory Johnson. Made international headlines in 2022 when she was arrested, charged, and convicted in Russia for possession of marijuana. She was later released in a high-profile prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia.

See Also

Further Reading/Research



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