SHE SAID YES!: WNBA Star Brittney Griner Proposes To Longtime Girlfriend, Cherelle Watson

WNBA star #BrittneyGriner is officially off the market, as she just proposed to her longtime girlfriend, Cherelle Watson. 

On Thursday, the Phoenix Mercury center took to Instagram to share the news, saying, “I will never forget the first time I said I love you and I will never forget when you said YES!” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

“My best friend, my love, my partner in life. I love you,” she added. “I’m so lucky to have you in my life forever. You never gave up on me even when I gave up on myself. You have pull me from the ashes and held me up when I couldn’t stand.” 

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“You really are my backbone and my spirit that keeps me going,” she said. 

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The newly engaged couple met years ago at Baylor University and dated before Griner’s short-lived relationship with Glory Johnson. In fact, shortly after Griner’s divorce, the two rekindled their romance and have been inseparable ever since. 

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Congratulations to the couple.

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