{"id":1363657,"date":"2021-05-17T18:38:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T22:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1363657"},"modified":"2021-05-18T14:11:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T18:11:29","slug":"wnba-legend-sue-bird-devastated-conversation-with-new-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/wnba-legend-sue-bird-devastated-conversation-with-new-teammate\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Legend Sue Bird Was ‘Devastated' by a Conversation With Her New Teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There will not be enough room on the plaque to highlight all of Sue Bird\u2019s<\/a> achievements when she enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a first-ballot inductee after she retires from the WNBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird has been playing professionally for two decades, and she is one of the greatest athletes<\/a> the sport has seen. However, her longevity in the game has brought about one of those mid-life crisis moments that comes with turning 40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sue Bird has done it all professionally<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sue Bird has made the All-WNBA First Team five times and is the league's career leader in assists. | Abbie Parr\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi\u2019s Billionaire Boss Was Murdered by a Hitman While They Played in Russia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird launched her 18th WNBA season by scoring 11 points and contributing eight assists in the Seattle Storm\u2019s 97-83 victory against the Las Vegas Aces. The numbers may not be extraordinary for a typical point guard, but Bird is anything but typical. She\u2019s 40 years old in a league in which the average age is 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bird leads the WNBA in career games, minutes, and assists. She is also third in 3-pointers, fourth in steals, and 11th<\/sup> in win shares, according to Basketball Reference<\/a>. She\u2019s achieved all that despite missing two full years with injuries — and half of the abbreviated 2020 season, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from her WNBA career, the former UConn great played 11 seasons overseas and helped the United States to four gold medals in the Olympics to go with her four titles with the Storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turning 40 recently became a \u2018devastating\u2019 experience for Bird<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d @S10Bird<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WPXqEAFOXP<\/a><\/p>— Pablo Torre \ud83d\udd73\ufe0f (@PabloTorre) May 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>