Brittney Griner

Brittney Yvette Griner is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team and a six-time WNBA All-Star. Griner was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.

Some of the key events about Brittney Griner

2009
Led Nimitz High School to the Texas 5A girls basketball state championship
2012
Named the AP Player of the Year and the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in women's college basketball
2012
Arrested for assault after an altercation with then-fiancée Glory Johnson
2013
Selected as the first overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury
2013
Suspended for one game after punching an opponent during a WNBA game
2014
Won the WNBA championship with the Phoenix Mercury
2015
Arrested for disorderly conduct and assault following a domestic dispute with Glory Johnson
2015
Suspended for seven games by the WNBA following the domestic violence arrest
2016
Won a gold medal as part of the U.S. women's basketball team at the Rio Olympics
2018
Named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
2019
Set a WNBA single-season record with 8 dunks
2019
Suspended for three games after involvement in an on-court altercation
2020
Won her second WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award
2021
Won a second Olympic gold medal with the U.S. women's basketball team at the Tokyo Olympics
2022
Released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap after being wrongfully detained for nearly 10 months
2022
Arrested at a Moscow airport for allegedly carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil
2022
Pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court
2022
Sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony for drug smuggling

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