Brittney Griner Reveals Emotional Detail About Her Son Bash and Family originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Atlanta Dream got their seventh win of the season, beating Chicago Sky 88-70. Two of their stars made history Friday night – Rhyne Howard, who recorded the highest number of three-pointers in the franchise and Brittney Griner, who surpassed Lisa Leslie in career blocks.

When asked, “What keeps you going? What’s your why?” Griner pointed to the most important person in her life: her son.

“He’s my why,” she said. “It was starting to get to a point where I was like, what is my why? Honestly, and then he came along and yeah, he’s my why.”

“Like everything I do is for him. I’ll be proud of him once he’s able to really realize everything…But yeah, no, he’s my why. He’s my everything. I do it for him, want to provide for him and, you know, show him the right way to do things,” Griner added.

Atlanta Dream center Brittney Griner watches from the bench.© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

She was gifted her Olympic ring on the same night, which made the moment even more special for the center.

“To get the ring tonight that was special to me. I mean, I’ve said it before with my situation. I didn’t know if I would even be in the U.S. at that time, let alone represent my country again. So that meant everything to me.” she said.

“My dad represented this country overseas before and it’s just a special thing for my family and for me, especially. And to do it here and have my teammates with me and family, it was really special.”

Stephanie White, Indiana Fever head coach, refers to Griner as “Olympian,” but fans finally got to see the heartwarming reason behind that title. She dedicates all of her success to her family and her son.

Related: Brittney Griner’s Honest Admission After Making WNBA History Passing Lisa Leslie

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 14, 2025, where it first appeared.