Sue Bird's Statue Unveiled

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Sue Bird honored with Seattle statue, first at WNBA arena

In a ceremony before Seattle hosted the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, legendary former Storm guard Sue Bird, who led the franchise to four WNBA championships, became the first WNBA player honored with a statue outside a WNBA arena.

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Scroll through some photos of the ceremony:

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Behind the scenes: Building the statue

 

[CL82]

It seems like far too often attempts at bronze statues of people end up being cringe worthy. I have to say that Sue's statue may be the best I've seen.

 

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Here is the full ceremony. 45 minutes.

 

[GoUconn7961]

So happy for her. Well deserved.

 

[BRS24]

One of the better bronze athlete statues I've seen.