Sue Bird officially made it official: The GOAT is calling it a career. Thursday, the 41-year-old Seattle Storm star point guard announced on Twitter that the 2022 WNBA season will be her last.
The news of her impending retirement shouldn’t come as much of a shock to fans, but it doesn’t mean it stings and saddens them any less. She is, after all, one of the greatest players to ever hit the court.
Since becoming the Storm’s No. 1 overall WNBA Draft pick in 2002, Bird has had a stunning, record-breaking career filled with too many accolades and trophies to list entirely. She’s a four-time WNBA champ (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020), and she’s the league’s all-time assists leader — a mark she broke back in 2017. She’s also a 12-time WNBA All-Star, and she’ll likely get to No. 13 this season.
