Sat. August 16, 2014
WNBA players Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson are engaged to marry.
Griner, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, posted a photo of herself proposing to Johnson on her Instagram account.
"Last night was a night to remember.I became the happiest woman on this Earth! (Almost pass out but when that one word came out, I came back to life). Me and my baby @missvol25 are in it for Life!" she messaged, along with an engagement ring emoticon.
Johnson, who plays for the Tulsa Shock, shared the news with her Instagram followers by posting a photo of Griner lying in bed, an engagement ring on her shoulder.
"What I get to wake up to," she wrote, along with the emoticons monkey see no evil, love andengagement ring.
Griner came out gay in April before heading to the Phoenix Mercury.
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