Seattle Storm to retire 4-time WNBA champion Sue Bird's number 10 jersey

5-time Olympic champion earned record 13 All-Star selections during career

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Caption: Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm reacts after losing to the Las Vegas Aces 97-92 in the final game of her career during Game Four of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs semifinals in September. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The Seattle Storm will retire four-times WNBA champion Sue Bird's No. 10 jersey, the team said on Thursday, months after the 42-year-old called time on one of the most decorated careers in basketball.
The Women's National Basketball Association franchise will hoist her number to the Climate Pledge Arena rafters in a pre-game ceremony on June 11, paying tribute to the former first overall pick who defined Seattle basketball over two decades.

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"When Sue came to Seattle, they embraced her and obviously she embraced Seattle back," said former team mate Breanna Stewart. "Everybody knows Sue Bird."
The five-time Olympic gold medallist earned a record 13 WNBA All-Star selections during her career and is only the second Storm player to have her number retired after Australian three-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson.