“Can’t wait!” the official WNBA account quickly commented.

The statue is the latest honor for the 44-year-old former WNBA star, who retired in 2022 and was named as the first managing director for USA Woman’s National Team earlier this year. The five-time Olympic gold medalist and 13-time WNBA All-Star will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in September.

Sue Bird recalls time when Sun star Tina Charles confronted her and Diana Taurasi about concerns of her on Team USA women's basketball squad

Bird spent her entire 21-year WNBA career with the Storm. She's not only recognized as a franchise icon, but as one of the best WNBA players of all-time. After retiring following the 2022 WNBA season, Bird was quickly inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its 2025 class.

University of Connecticut great and five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird will have a statue unveiled in her honor in Seattle. It's the first time in WNBA history that a statue has been dedicated to a former player. Bird was the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft and she's been with the Seattle Storm ever since.

When All-Star Game rosters get announced for any sports league, the conversation often quickly pivots to which players were "snubbed". This is a word for those

The Seattle Storm will unveil a statue of former franchise star Sue Bird on August 17, making the four-time champion the first player to be honored with their own statue by a WNBA franchise.

The NBA Store on NYC’s Fifth Avenue has been transformed for one day into the first-ever WNBA store with help from Meta Quest.

Diana Taurasi is the all-time leading three-point shooter in WNBA history. In her illustrious 20-year career, Taurasi knocked down 1,447 three pointers, averaging 36 percent on 7 attempts per contest. Taurasi and fellow Uconn alumna Sue Bird, (1,001) are the only two players in WNBA history to surpass 1,000 three-pointers in a WNBA career.

WNBA veteran Tina Charles appeared on women’s basketball icon Sue Bird’s podcast, Bird’s Eye View, where one of the topics they touched on was the tense June altercation between Caitlin Clark’s Indian

WNBA fans expressed their displeasure on Wednesday as 2K Games announced that Angel Reese will have the WNBA edition cover of NBA 2K26.