“After what she put my family through.. I should hate her” Brittney Griner still has the support of her ex even after UGLY divorce 6 years earlier
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Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson
Glory Johnson and Brittney Griner, two prominent professional basketball players, had a short-lived and turbulent relationship that seemed to finish similarly to how it started: with drama. Moreover, Johnson has maintained her support behind Griner throughout her seven-month detention and imprisonment in Russia.
As the topic of Brittney Griner’s imprisonment gains more and more attention, revelations about her previous relationships have also begun to surface. Griner was formerly married to fellow WNBA star Glory Johnson. However, the couple’s marriage ended suddenly, upsetting both their lives and that of their families as several family members opposed the union of the two basketball players. This alliance of two very competitive professionals also raised challenging questions like gender mixing, domestic violence of the same genders, professional sports regulations, and society’s focus on celebrities as role models.
Brittney Griner and her prolonged situation in Russia
The 6 feet 9-inch centre Brittney Griner has been a part of the Phoenix Mercury since 2013, when she was chosen by the organization out of Baylor University in the first round. The 31-year-old is regarded as one of the greatest players in the WNBA right now and was chosen as one of the top 25 players in league history in 2021. In addition to winning the Player of the Year Award and a national collegiate title in 2012, she has also won two Olympic gold medals and a WNBA championship since starting her professional career in 2013 with the US women’s national basketball team. Since starting her professional sporting career, she joined Nike as the company’s first out gay athlete.
Russian authorities have been keeping close tabs on Brittney Griner ever since they detained her on February 17 at Sheremetyevo International Airport on the grounds that she was in possession of illegal vape cartridges containing hashish oil. Griner, like many other female basketball players, plays abroad during the WNBA summer to gain her pay and improve her skills and capabilities. The Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League team Griner was representing at the time of her arrest was UMMC Ekaterinburg. She was sentenced to nine years in prison earlier this month because cannabis oil is illegal in Russia, despite the fact that her lawyers had appealed.
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Glory Johnson on supporting Griner throughout
With their families at their sides, Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson publicly professed their love for one another during their outdoor wedding ceremony at a resort in Phoenix in 2015. Despite Griner and Johnson’s failed marriage, Johnson continued to encourage her. She spoke about her perspective on this issue in an interview she gave stating: “After all the things that she put me and my family through, I should hate this person. But at the end of the day, I still worry about how she’s taking all this.” When Griner was imprisoned in Russia, she sent a long, honest letter to her, emphasizing their personal bond.
After becoming engaged, the couple got into a fight that turned into a vicious brawl and resulted in minor injuries for both of them. But they immediately made up, and a month later they were married. But after a month of marriage, Griner filed for an annulment and the couple eventually got divorced. It’s calming to comprehend Griner’s ex-unwavering wife’s confidence about her return to the US. She said in her assumption that since their divorce, they are now closer than they’ve ever been. Despite the difficulties, the most recent report provides Griner and her family cause for optimism.
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