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WNBA star Sue Bird says 2022 will be her final season

FILE - Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird holds the champions trophy after the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, on Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. The Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist announced Thursday, June 16, 2022, that the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) FILE - Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) passes around the defense of Chicago Sky guard Rebekah Gardner (35) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game on May 18, 2022, in Seattle. The Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist announced Thursday, June 16, 2022, that the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) SFILE - Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird smiles as she talks about her return for one more WNBA basketball season during a news conference o, Feb. 22, 2022, in Seattle. The Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist announced Thursday, June 16, 2022, that the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) FILE - Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) plays during the first half of the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, on Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. The Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist announced Thursday, June 16, 2022, that the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) drives around Chicago Sky guard Rebekah Gardner, right, as Sky coach James Wade, left, watches during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Seattle. The Storm won 74-71. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
WNBA star Sue Bird says 2022 will be her final season