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WNBA star announces split from pregnant partner

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Center Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury claps during the first half of a game against the Chicago Sky in Phoenix, Arizona on September 7, 2014 (AFP Photo/Jennifer Stewart)

New York (AFP) - Brittney Griner says she is seeking to annul her marriage to fellow WNBA player Glory Johnson -- who announced this week that she was pregnant.

The players were married on May 8, weeks after both were arrested in a domestic violence incident in Arizona.

Later in May, both players were suspended by the WNBA for seven games over the incident, which resulted in charges of disorderly conduct, fighting and assault with intent to injury.