PHOENIX, AZ – OCTOBER 8: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury looks on during the match against the Las Vegas Aces in Game 5 of the 2021 WNBA Semifinals on October 8, 2021 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Brittney Griner remains in custody in Russia, but the WNBA star will hopefully be brought home soon.
The former Baylor Bears star player has been detained in Russia for several months. Griner was arrested at the airport for allegedly having hash oil in a vape pen in her backpack.
The US government is reportedly working on a deal to bring Griner home.
This would certainly be exciting news for Brittney’s longtime wife, Cherelle Griner.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 08: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury kisses his wife Cherelle Griner in the stands after the Mercury defeated the Las Vegas Aces 87-84 in Game 5 of the 2021 WNBA Playoff Semifinals to win the series at Michelob ULTRA Arena on October 8, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Brittney and Cherelle Griner got married in 2019. They were spotted together at several WNBA games.
It wasn’t Brittney’s first marriage, however.
The WNBA star married teammate Glory Johnson in 2016. However, that marriage lasted less than a year.
PALMETTO, FL – AUGUST 10: Glory Johnson #0 of the Atlanta Dream warms up before the game against the Connecticut Sun at the Feld Entertainment Center on August 10, 2020 in Palmetto, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
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Although she married Griner, Johnson considers himself straight.
“You solve problems and you fight for what you love,” Johnson, then 25, told PEOPLE. “It wasn’t about other people. It was about us.
Johnson harbors no ill will towards Griner.
“After everything she’s done to me and my family, I should hate that person. But at the end of the day, I still worry about how she’s taking it all.” she told PEOPLE.
Brittney and Cherelle, meanwhile, will hopefully be reunited soon.
PALMETTO, FL – AUGUST 10: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury walks hand-in-hand with wife Cherelle Watson after defeating the Dallas Wings at Feld Entertainment Center on August 10, 2020 in Palmetto, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Griner’s trial is expected to wrap up this week.
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