Brittney Griner, a 34-year-old player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), quickly became a star, but her personal life has also been in the news. In 2012, she was the
But her personal life soon caught up to her when she pleaded guilty in a domestic abuse case involving her partner at the time.
Griner also played overseas during the WNBA off-seasons, for example in the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in the 2013-2014 season, then the Beijing Great Wall in 2014-2015. At the same time, she also played in Russia for UMMC Ekaterinburg.
In 2022, she was arrested in Russia for vaping cartridges with cannabis oil.
Griner's success and private life have made her the target of many false rumors. Here are 11 of them we've examined.
