Sue Bird received a hero's welcome during her 'homecoming' farewell in New York on Sunday
cover on it. “ICON,” the magazine tag line reads in block letters. But before Sue became the transcendent basketball star she has grown into, Nancy remembers taking Sue to Knicks games at Madison Square Garden. Together, they watched a young Michael Jordan and New York forward Kenny “Sky” Walker, Sue’s favorite player as a kid. “She knew every move and all the players,” Nancy said.
, spurred in part, she said, by this being the Storm’s final trip to New York. So it came as no surprise that the nearly 7,000 people in attendance at Barclays Center rejoiced whenever Bird made her presence felt. Before the game, more than two dozen stood by the tunnel leading to the arena’s underbelly, eager to snap photos and record video of the Seattle star running out onto the court.
The Liberty gifted Bird a jersey and jacket embroidered with the logos from various New York sports teams.Bird finished Seattle’s 81–72 win over the Liberty with 11 points and four assists in 28 minutes of action. But she said afterward she would have been thrilled had she failed to score a point or record an assist in a victory at Barclays Center. That she hit a three-pointer with 20.
“Normally I’m not big on scoring, but that three-pointer at the end, I will remember that forever,” Bird said. “This felt pretty much like a fairy tale. So I’m gonna take it.” The 21-year pro informed her teammates of her plan to retire on Wednesday evening. The Storm had gathered for a team dinner at TAO Asian Bistro & Lounge in Connecticut, where a celebration for forward Stephanie Talbot’s 28th birthday had also been planned. Ahead of the meal, Bird said she “rambled” to her teammates about her next-day intention.
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