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Appreciation: Sue Bird gives basketball lasting assist

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) walks off the court after the Storm were eliminated from the WNBA basketball playoffs by the Las Vegas Aces in Game 4 of a semifinal, in what became her last career game, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird reacts to fans chanting her name after the Storm lost to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoffs semifinal, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Seattle. The Aces advanced to the WNBA finals. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) acknowledges the crowd chanting "Thank you Sue" after her final career game, a loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoffs semifinal, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in Seattle. The Aces advanced to the WNBA finals. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) FILE - Connecticut's Sue Bird (10) and Diana Taurasi (3) celebrate the team's 82-64 win over Penn State in the NCAA women's basketball tournament Mideast Regional semifinals in Milwaukee, March 23, 2002. Bird captured two college national titles at UConn, four WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm and five Olympic gold medals with the U.S. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File) FILE - Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) reacts after a play against the Las Vegas Aces during the first half in Game 2 of a WNBA basketball semifinal playoff series Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Las Vegas. Bird captured two college national titles at UConn, four WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm and five Olympic gold medals with the U.S. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) FILE - Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird poses for a photo with team championship trophies after a news conference where she talked about her return for one more WNBA basketball season, Feb. 22, 2022, in Seattle. Bird is part a rare club: a group of professional basketball players to play 20-plus years with the same organization, including Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) FILE - United States' Diana Taurasi, left, and Sue Bird pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for women's basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. The Storm's loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night ended a ride she has shared with Taurasi, also a Connecticut alum. “Looking back on it, it’s been incredible to be in a job with your best friend for 20 years,” Taurasi said. “You don’t get to do that, most people don’t get to do that in any job, let alone basketball. So, it’s been an incredible journey.” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) FILE - Sue Bird, right, and teammates, from left, Swin Cash, Maria Conlon, Asjha Jones, hold the NCAA Division I women's basketball championship trophy at a homecoming celebration in Storrs, Conn., April 1, 2002. Bird captured two college national titles at UConn, four WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm and five Olympic gold medals with the U.S. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File) FILE - Seattle Storm's Sue Bird drives to the basket during a preseason WNBA basketball game May 14, 2005, in Seattle. Bird is part a rare club: a group of professional basketball players to play 20-plus years with the same organization, including Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) FILE - United States' Sue Bird, left, and Diana Taurasi, right, cheer from the bench near the end of the team's 66-62 victory against Russia in a women's basketball semifinal at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Aug. 27, 2004. Bird captured two college national titles at UConn, four WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm and five Olympic gold medals with the U.S. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
Appreciation: Sue Bird gives basketball lasting assist