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‘Seattle Huskies’: Former UConn women’s basketball players embracing shared connection on the Storm
Sitting alongside fellow former UConn women’s basketball players Sue Bird and Evina Westbrook on Tuesday, Breanna Stewart jokingly pegged the WNBA’s Storm as the “Seattle Huskies.…
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“I think that she’s a player that can obviously affect the game on both ends,” Stewart said. “She’s smart, she’s kind of been through it all on and off the court and just gives us a new presence that we need. And there is a UConn connection because no matter if we play together or not it’s a family, and just wanting to continue to help her along in this process as she helps us.”
“We do all kind of have the same background, that pedigree, and we always look out for each other,” Bird said. “So I think it’s a great spot for (Westbrook) to come into a place that has other UConn players. And the program, I know they haven’t won in a couple years, but one thing they do is get people ready for the WNBA.”
