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Houston native Brittney Griner, wife Cherelle are parents! WNBA star shares more about baby and his BASHFUL name👶🎉

Cherelle Griner, left, and Brittney Griner appear on stage at the 54th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (Chris Pizzello, Invision)

Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, have welcomed a baby boy into their family!

SEE ALSO: Houston native, WNBA star Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle are expecting a baby!👶🎉

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The WNBA star announced the joyous news on Friday, sharing that their son, Bash Raymond, was born on July 8.

“Baby’s here... Baby Bash got here,” the 33-year-old told NBC’s “Nightly News.”

“Every minute I feel like he’s popping in my head,” Brittney Griner said. “I’m thinking about him. It’s like, I can hear him, sometimes. I feel like I can smell him. It’s just — my world changed.”


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