Seattle Storm to retire No. 10 jersey of four-times WNBA champion Sue Bird

• Seattle Storm’s No. 10 jersey of Sue Bird will be retired by the franchise in June.
• The 42-year-old announced her retirement from basketball earlier this year.
• Bird was selected for a record 13 WNBA All-Star games during her illustrious career.

Four times WNBA champion No. 10 jersey of Sue Bird will be retired by the Seattle Storm, the franchise said on Thursday, months after the 42-year-old announced the end of one of basketball’s most illustrious careers.

In a pre-game ceremony on June 11, the Women’s National Basketball Association team will lift her number to the Climate Pledge Arena rafters as a tribute to the former first overall pick who shaped Seattle basketball for two decades.

“When Sue came to Seattle, they embraced her and obviously she embraced Seattle back,” said former team mate Breanna Stewart. “Everybody knows Sue Bird.”

The five-time Olympic gold winner is only the second Storm player to have her number retired after Australian Lauren Jackson, the three-time WNBA MVP. During her career, she was selected for a record 13 WNBA All-Star games.

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