Brittney Griner is a professional American basketball player with a net worth that has been estimated to be approximately $5 million and an annual salary of about $107,000 which happens to be the maximum income for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) league. She plays internationally periodically for a much bigger payday.
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Net worth
The professional basketball player has an estimated net worth of $5 million which she earns from various means including her basketball career, paid media interviews and book publishing deals she gets involved in.
Early life
Brittney Griner was born on the 18th of October 1990 in Houston, Texas to Raymond and Sandra Griner. She attended Nimitz High school and was named the WBCA High school player of the year and a McDonald’s All-American.
Brittney led the cougars of Nimitz on to the Texas 5A girls basketball state championship game and came out defeated by the Mansfield Summit high school with a 52-43 score. Brittney Griner later attended Baylor University and won an NCAA championship.
Being a lesbian she was mistreated by her peers right from her primary school days all through to her university days because of her body size and her sexual preference.
Biography
Brittney Griner was born on the 18th of October in Houston, Texas to her parents Raymond Griner and Sandra Griner. She has 3 older siblings namely; Shkera, Pier, and Decarlo. She came out as a lesbian in 2013 in an interview and was married formerly to the WNBA player Glory Johnson.
She has a height of approximately 6’7” (2.032m) and a weight of 205lbs (93kg). She is a professional basketball player earning about $107,000 annually and has a net worth of approximately $5 million. Brittney is a USA citizen by nationality and has Pisces as her birth sign.
Career
During the course of her career, Brittney Griner earned 2 World Cup victories and 2 Olympic gold medals. In 2014 she won her maiden World Cup gold medal at the World Cup in turkey defeating Spain. In 2016 she also won her debut Olympic Games gold against Spain at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Entering for the second time into a contract with the squad, she established a new season with a total of 38 points and 9 rebounds after just a few months.
She was selected in 2018 for the WNBA all-star game after playing 34 games in 2018 and in 2019 was given the same honor. In 2018, Brittney earned her second World Cup gold against Australia in the 2018 world cup and her second Olympic Games gold in 2020 against Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Brittney also competed in international games in Russia and China by competing for Zhejiang Gold Bulls in China and UMME Ekaterinburg in Russia.
Personal life
In an interview with Sl.con in 2013, she revealed she is a lesbian and that from her primary school days she has been mistreated because of her sexuality and body size.
During her final year at Baylor University, while staying with an athletic trainer she formed a partnership with children and tried to educate the general public on maltreatment especially among the LGBT people, influencing the lives of others also through forums of discussion.
In 2014, she announced her engagement to Glory Johnson, a WNBA player, and they got married in May 2015. The pregnancy of Glory with twins was revealed later that month and a few days later Brittney filed for an annulment with their separation being finalized in 2016.
The couple got suspended for seven games from the WNBA on the case of domestic violence.
Wealth dependency
Being a professional in her career, her wealth comes mainly from her earnings as she also plays international games periodically for a much larger payday. The basketball player also earns from her paid media interviews, book publishing deals, and tv shows. Her earnings grow at a 30% rate each year and make her current net worth $5 million approximately.
Early Achievements
While she was at Nimitz high school she was named WBCA high school player of the year and a McDonald’s All-American. She won an NCAA championship while studying at Baylor University and was named the NCAA final four most outstanding player and Ap player of the year in 2012.
Brittney Griner was also a Big 12 player of the year, Wade trophy of the year, first-team All-American, and Big 12 defensive player. Brittney was drafted by the Phoenix mercury as the number one overall pick in the WNBA 2013 draft and became a member as a center. She won a championship there in 2014 and is also a seven-time WNBA All-star and an eight-time WNBA blocks leader.
Brittney won an ESPY award in 2012 for being the best female athlete.
Latest news
Brittney is currently detained in Russian prison based on a narcotics accusation as she was apprehended carrying a forbidden narcotic in Russia called hashish oil at the Sheremetyevo airport. Through various sources, it’s been rumored that she is being kept in Russia in retaliation for the western penalties that have been placed in the aftermath of Russia’s incursions of Ukraine.
Summary
Brittney Griner is a professional basketball player who was born on the 18th of October, 1990 in Houston, Texas. She has a net worth of about $5 million earning about $107k annually from her professional career, media interviews, book publishing deals, and Tv shows.
She came out as a lesbian in 2013 during an interview and revealed she had been mistreated from her primary school days because of her body size and sexual preference. Over the course of her career, she has earned 2 World Cup victories and 2 Olympic gold medals.
She is currently held captive in a Russian prison after being apprehended with a narcotic that is forbidden in Russia.