Legendary retired WNBA player Sue Bird says becoming the newest member of the Seattle Storm's ownership group is 'something that I've always wanted.'
's ownership group, legendary retired player Sue Bird told reporters Monday,"This actually feels reminiscent to my rookie year in a sense."
"We've always had it in the back of our mind as well to welcome Sue to this group, but like she said, she needed a minute to live her life,"Brummel said."She had a lot to do in the past year and this was a great time to bring our joint interests together and have her join the group." At the same time, it's clear that joining Seattle's ownership group is about more than just dollars and cents for Bird, who had her No. 10 jersey retired by the franchise last summer and continued to attend games as a fan on a regular basis.
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