Cherelle Griner

In a heartfelt reaction to the recent U.S.-Russia prisoner swap, Brittney Griner, Team USA center and WNBA stat, celebrated the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, among others. Speaking shortly after the swap on Thursday, Griner declared the...

One year after WNBA star Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison, the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist is partnering with Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) to produce a documentary feature with ESPN Films, a scripted limited series through ABC Signature, and a sit-down...

U.S. diplomats in Russia met with WNBA all-star Brittney Griner on Thursday, the first time since a Moscow court rejected the appeal of her nine-year sentence for bringing less than a gram of cannabis in her suitcase when returning to play for a Russian team. The White...

In her first interview since her wife, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug possession, Cherelle Griner told "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King that she is terrified. Griner is now in her 230th day in prison. In the...

President Joe Biden sat down in the Oval Office with Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan’s sister Elizabeth late Friday, Reuters reported. Biden conducted separate meetings to assure the families that their loved one “are at...

Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges as her trial continued in a Russian court on Thursday. She admitted to bringing cannabis oil into the country saying she had packed in a hurry and did not intend to break the law.  "I'd like to plead guilty, your honor. But...

Cherelle Griner released a statement Wednesday following a phone call with President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris saying, "I am grateful to the both of them for the time they spent with me and for the commitment they expressed to getting BG home." Cherelle Griner had been...

During a Tuesday interview with Gayle King on "CBS Mornings," Cherelle Griner essentially said she was aghast when she heard her basketball superstar wife had been detained for "large-scale" transportation of drugs, as the Russians alleged when they arrested her in...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Greg Stanton’s bipartisan resolution calling on the Russian government to immediately release WNBA star Brittney Griner, congressman Stanton announced. "Not a day goes by that we aren't thinking of Brittney and working to...

Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle told Good Morning America’s co-anchor Robin Roberts that support from the WNBA has brought her "comfort" but now she'd like President Joe Biden to do whatever is necessary to secure Griner's release from detention in...