{"id":1028,"date":"2024-07-22T14:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2024-07-22T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:06:05","slug":"brittney-griner-had-to-awkwardly-correct-a-reporter-who-called-her-mom-while-discussing-the-birth-of-her-child-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1028","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner Had To Awkwardly Correct A Reporter Who Called Her \u201cMom\u201d While Discussing The Birth Of Her Child (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/brittney-griner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brittney Griner<\/a>\u00a0is not a mother to any child, according to her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<p>Ten-time\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBA<\/a>\u00a0All-Star Brittney Griner has had quite the week as the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wnba\/phoenix-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Mercury<\/a>\u00a0enforcer participated in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game just days before she will head to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics as part of the USA Basketball Women\u2019s National Team.<\/p>\n<p>Before all of that went down, Griner revealed she and her wife, Cherelle, were now the parents to a little boy.<\/p>\n<p>At the WNBA All-Star game at the Footprint Center, Brittney Griner revealed that she doesn\u2019t want her newborn son to be calling her \u201cmom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Anchor Terrika Foster-Brasby stated she was about to be a mom, Griner quickly corrected her and stated, \u201cPops.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brittney Griner confirms she is the father of her newest child&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/17LN1hLpOq\">pic.twitter.com\/17LN1hLpOq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BLACK ADAM SCHEFTER (@B1ackSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/B1ackSchefter\/status\/1814868532099698844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She then revealed the big news, saying that the baby was already born.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>\u201cI guess I\u2019ll just drop that he\u2019s here,\u201d Griner said, revealing that the baby was born weighing seven pounds and eight ounces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my man. He is amazing,\u201d Griner said, in complete elation. \u201cThey said as soon as you see them, everything that you thought mattered just goes out the window. That\u2019s literally what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two-time gold medalist will travel to the 2024 Paris Olympics in the coming week, so she won\u2019t get in that crucial, valuable time she hopes to have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt kind of sucks because I have to leave, but at the same time, he will understand,\u201d Griner said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-brittney-griner-pays-child-support-to-first-child-from-ex-wife\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brittney Griner Pays Child Support To First Child From Ex-Wife<\/h2>\n<p>Before the Russia incident, Brittney Griner used to be in a ton of controversy with her ex-wife, Glory Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Griner, both WNBA players, in 2015 were married. Johnson had to miss the 2015 season due to pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, Brittney Griner filed papers requesting the marriage be annulled, stating she was \u201cpressured into marriage under duress by Johnson\u2019s threatening statements.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Months later, Johnson requested $20,000 a month in temporary spousal support, but was denied.<\/p>\n<p>However, an Arizona judge agreed that $2,516.97 is a reasonable monthly payment for child support for Griner to pay, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittney Griner\u00a0is not a mother to any child, according to her. 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