This will be Sue Bird's final year in the league. She was drafted first overall in 2002 by the Seattle Storm and has remained there ever since, winning four WNBA titles.
She wrote that this will be her last year. I'm going to play my last year, just like this little girl played her first, with a photo of a young Bird.
Bird's professional legacy is one of the most monumental of the half-century after Title IX was enacted. She played for the University of Connecticut from 1998-2003. It would have been nearly impossible for her to play in the first season of the WNBA in 1997 because she was playing Division I at a school that made more money through NIL than her male counterparts.
Bird is one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time and the most well known name in the history of the sport. With how far we have come, it is necessary to take a look at the replies and comments under the posts about the basketball legend. I don't want to tarnish this celebration of her career with too much focus on that disappointing response, so I'll just leave it at that.
Bird is the leader in assists and games played and is in the top ten in both points and steals. She helped lead Team USA to five consecutive golds at the Olympics in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 and carried the American flag for the opening ceremony at the most recent Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Bird is tied for the most gold medals won by a basketball player, and if the Storm can pull off another championship this year, her five rings would break the record.
There are 22 games left in the regular season for the Storm. Bird didn't play in the Storm's last two seasons due to injury.
Bird helped negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for the league in 2020 that increased total player compensation, improved travel accommodations, and guaranteed maternity leave to athletes.
Bird has had a significant impact on the sport of basketball. We have just 22 more games to play.
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