{"id":77548,"date":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77548\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","slug":"wnba-legend-sue-bird-honoured-with-huge-bronze-statue-in-seattle-what-makes-it-a-historic-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/77548\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA legend Sue Bird honoured with huge bronze statue in Seattle: What makes it a historic tribute?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Updated on: Aug 18, 2025 05:03 am IST <\/p>\n

In a tweet, the WNBA reacted to the bronze statue of Sue Bird by the Seattle Storm, calling it a \u2018thing of beauty\u2019. <\/p>\n

Basketball legend Sue Bird was honoured with a huge bronze statue by the Seattle Storm. She became the first WNBA player to receive a statue, making it a historic tribute.<\/p>\n

\"Sue Sue Bird looking at her statue, unveiled outside of Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. (Instagram\/@seattlestorm) <\/p>\n

Bird attended the unveiling of the sculpture, which was placed outside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle<\/a>, with her fianc\u00e9e and soccer star, Megan Rapinoe. Several Seattle dignitaries and basketball stars also attended the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a di\ufb00erence between a career and a legacy. That\u2019s the point of it all,\u201d Nike wrote on an Instagram post while sharing visuals of the historic moment. In one of the videos<\/a>, Bird is seen sitting in front of her statue, looking at the sculpture.<\/p>\n

WNBA, Seattle Storm react to the statue:<\/p>\n

WNBA tweeted a video of the unveiling and wrote, \u201cThe Sue Bird statue is a thing of beauty.\u201d In another X post, it added, \u201cA moment for herself, then a moment with everyone who made it possible. Sue Bird celebrates her statue with former teammates, family & friends!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSUE FOREVER,\u201d Seattle Storm wrote for its former player. Sue Bird, who retired in 2022, played for the same team for the entire 21 years of her career, reported<\/a> Yahoo Sports.<\/p>\n

\"\" News<\/a> \/ Trending<\/a> \/ US<\/a> \/ WNBA legend Sue Bird honoured with huge bronze statue in Seattle: What makes it a historic tribute? <\/p>\n

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