SEATTLE -- In a ceremony before the Seattle Storm hosted the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, legendary former guard Sue Bird became the first WNBA player honored by her franchise with a statue outside of ...

"No player, no team, no city deserves this more than you" - Diana Taurasi on Sue Bird becoming the first WNBA player with a statue originally appeared on Basketball Network. Former Seattle Storm guard ...

Two years ago, the Storm retired Sue Bird’s No. 10 jersey, which hangs in the Climate Pledge Arena rafters, and last year Seattle city officials renamed a Lower Queen Anne street in her honor. And ...

Final preparations are being made to honor one of professional basketball’s — and Seattle’s — finest. A video posted on X by the WNBA Seattle Storm shows Sue Bird checking out a statue made in her ...

SEATTLE — Shortly before a bronze statue of Sue Bird was unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena, an onlooking fan chimed in during a brief moment of silence. “You’re the GOAT, Sue!” It’s easy for ...

The celebrated athlete was on hand to unveil her bronze statue Sunday. Retired basketball star Sue Bird made history Sunday, becoming the first WNBA player to be honored by her franchise with a statue ...

And on Sunday morning, Bird will soar to even loftier legendary heights, becoming the rare sports superstar to garner a trifecta of timeless tributes — a larger-than-life-size bronze replica of the ...