Brittney Griner is seeking joint legal custody of the son she shares with her wife, Cherelle Griner, as the couple moves forward with their divorce.
Court records show the WNBA star filed the petition in Fulton County, Georgia, on Thursday, July 30. In the filing, Brittney states that the marriage is “irretrievably broken” and requests joint legal custody of the couple’s 2-year-old son, Bash.
The pair, who married in June 2018 according to the court filing, separated on July 24, 2026. Previous reports had stated they married in 2019.
The news comes just weeks after the pair publicly celebrated Bash’s second birthday with touching tributes on social media.
“Happy Birthday to my everything! I had no idea that you were going to change my life the way you did. I love you so much Bash Raymond Griner and Happy Birthday Son! We are the luckiest parents on earth!” Brittney wrote.
She also thanked Cherelle, adding, “I also have to say thank you baby for bringing into this world a happy healthy baby boy. You did an amazing job creating life.”
Cherelle shared her own birthday message, writing, “You’ll always be my little boy … my greatest pride … my greatest joy … my heart … my son … you are my everything under the sun.”
Just last month, Brittney and Cherelle appeared on the ANDMOM podcast with Skylar Diggins and Cassidy Hubbarth, where they reflected on their journey to parenthood through IVF.
Cherelle explained that they intentionally planned the process around Brittney’s WNBA schedule and her own graduation from North Carolina Central University School of Law.
“We said we have to use this window because it’s so many shots and it’s such an intimate process during that time. And I did not want to do that with anybody else,” Cherelle said. “I have a great village, and anybody could have filled in if I would have called them, but I was like, no, I want this to be us.”
Cherelle, an attorney, was a vocal advocate for Brittney during the basketball star’s detention in Russia. After Brittney was arrested in February 2022 on drug charges related to cannabis oil vape cartridges, Cherelle led public efforts to secure her release.
Brittney was sentenced to nine years in prison before being freed in a prisoner exchange in December 2022 after spending nearly 10 months in Russian custody.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was first to report the divorce filing.
