TheWNBA superstarwas born on October 18, 1990, to Raymond and Sandra Griner. Brittney has faced a lot of discrimination based on her sexual identity and sexual orientation. However, in her childhood, she had a surprising growth spurt, which led to her voice deepening. With her being freakishly tall andhaving a low voice, she has often been subject to fans questioning her sexuality.
Griner is listed as a 6 9 player in the WNBA, which helps her immensely in her game. However, while growing up, she wasn t aware that her height would majorly impact her professional career. However, with the fast growth of Brittney,Raymond was concerned and even took her to a doctor. He did this to make sure that she wasn t suffering from any kind of disease. Nonetheless, she was just a normal child having a fast growth in her adolescence.
Brittney Griner s low voice made her subject to bullying
Brittneyduring her school days didn t get much support from her friends, who decided to pick on her.I was already getting picked on for being different, for looking like a boy, for having a low voice, so it was hard to imagine myself doing anything to announce that I was even more different than everyone else already thought,Griner mentioned. However, with the bullying in school, Raymond didn t show support to her daughter.
Despite being freakishly tall and her voice shocking numerous fans, she has worked her way to success in the WNBA. BG never let the discrimination and questions about her sexuality get in the way of her career. Even as a kid, she was still finding out her place in the world and never forced where she belonged. She rather let it come to her naturally and eventually found who she is.
Griner grew up through a lot of struggles and hardships, being bullied at school and to see her father not show support. BG came out strong and won a WNBA title with theMercury. She is the youngest child in her family, having elder siblings, Shkera, Pier, and Decarlo. She spend her childhood in Houston and did her schooling there.
Griner made a serious decision of going pro in her freshman year at Baylor University. Even when in Nimitz high school, she didn t think of playing basketball at a professional level. However, she eventually made the best out of her college years. She was drafted no.1 overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2012 WNBA Draft.
