Sue Bird was one moment away from hanging up her gym shoes and Seattle uniform after the Storm’s 85-80 single-elimination second-round loss to the Mercury in Sept. 2021.
But as Sports Illustrated’s Ben Pickman wrote in January, the four-time WNBA champion listened to the crowd of 5,375 in Angel of the Winds Arena on Sept. 26 shout “one more year” while standing next to her college teammate and longtime friend Diana Taurasi.
Bird spoke with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks about the moment she thought her WNBA career was over heading into the intriguing game between Phoenix and Seattle.