The Seattle Storm lost its semifinal game on Tuesday, bringing a bittersweet end to what Sue Bird said would be her final season. She retires as the winningest WNBA player of all time.
Among many highlights: The 2002 No. 1 overall draft pick went on to become WNBA's all-time leader in both assists and career starts , and the only player in the league to have appeared in 500 career games. She's won four WNBA championships and participated in a record 12 All-Star games, and also won five consecutive Olympic gold medals for the U.S. women's basketball team.
As point guard, Bird either scored or assisted on nearly 33% of every Storm basket in her 18 seasons with the team , and had a hand in 27.6% of every basket scored in the team's history.Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty ImagesBird poses with her gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games last August."She's going to be one of those Mt. Rushmore, Mt.