This storm The team announced Thursday that it will retire Subred’s No. 10 jersey against the Mystics on June 11.
Bird retired last year at age 41 after 20 seasons in the WNBA. Her jersey will be the second jersey retired by the Storm, after former teammate Lauren Jackson’s No. 15.
Bird is considered one of the best WNBA players of all time. She ended her career as the most victorious player in WNBA history. She has four WNBA titles, was a 13-time All-Star, and was named to the All-WNBA First Team five times and the Second Team three times. In addition, Bird was named to the WNBA’s 10th, 15th, 20th and 25th anniversary squads.
Bird has retweeted a few posts about her jersey retirement, but she has yet to speak publicly about the honor.
The Storm Legend began her career in 2002, when she was the No. 1 pick in that year’s draft. She played four years of college at UConn, helping them win two national championships. Additionally, Bird is a three-time recipient of the Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the top college point guards in the nation.
