SEATTLE — Sue Bird, who is the WNBA all-time assists leader and arguably the greatest player in Storm history, is retiring at the end of the season.
Bird made the announcement Thursday morning via social media: “I’ve decided this will be my final year. I have loved every single minute, and still do, so gonna play my last year, just like this little girl played her first,” along with two pictures of her in a Storm jersey last season and playing basketball as a child years ago.
The 41-year-old veteran who has played 19 seasons over 21 years since being taken No. 1 overall by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA draft has led Seattle to four league championships. The 12-time WNBA All-Star is the only player to win league championships in three different decades.
