UConn legend Sue Bird is embracing a new phase of her basketball career, joining the ownership group for her former team the Seattle Storm.

Legendary retired WNBA player Sue Bird says becoming the newest member of the Seattle Storm's ownership group is "something that I've always wanted."

New Storm co-owner Sue Bird, a 13-time All-Star with Seattle, hopes to bring the players' perspective into two consequential negotiations involving the WNBA in the coming years.

Becoming a part-owner of the only WNBA franchise she ever played for felt like an inevitability for Sue Bird. It’s one more thing Bird is adding to an already busy agenda in retirement. “I don’t think there was a matter of timing.

Former UConn and WNBA star Sue Bird hopes to make impact and bring value as part of Seattle Storm's ownership group

Bird, who played college basketball at the University of Connecticut from 1998 to 2002, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft.

WNBA legend Sue Bird is joining the Seattle Storm's ownership group, Force 10 Hoops. Bird spent her entire 19-year career with the Storm and helped

Bird hosted the ESPN series “Sue’s Places,” co-founded the media company Togethxr, launched the production company A Touch More with fiancée and soccer star Megan Rapinoe and recently released a documentary about her final WNBA season.

The Seattle Storm announced Wednesday that legendary former player Sue Bird has joined the team's ownership group, Force 10 Hoops, ahead of the 2024 WNBA season.

"As a player, I poured my heart into every game for the Seattle Storm, and now, as part of the ownership group, I am thrilled to continue contributing to the growth of the game," Bird said in a news release.

Former Seattle Storm star Sue Bird joined the team's ownership group ahead of the 2024 WNBA season. Financial terms were not disclosed for Bird, who played her entire career with the Storm after they selected her with the top overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft out of UConn.