She was born in Houston, Texas, on October 18, 1990 as the youngest of four. She was just a kid at Nimitz High when she swapped her school bag for a basketball.
Brittney Griner hit an epic payday back in 2023 when she signed a one-year contract worth $165,100 with the Mercury. Over her decade in the WNBA, adding up all her paydays, Griner’s earnings have hit an impressive $1.5 million
She sealed the deal on some serious endorsements, making major waves when she landed a $1-million contract with Nike in 2013, all while repping for the LGBTQ+ community as their first openly gay athlete.