The Seattle Storm announced on Wednesday that the franchise will honor the former UConn women’s basketball and WNBA legend with a statue outside Climate Pledge Arena. Seattle will unveil the statue on Aug.

Bird spent her entire 21-year WNBA career with the Storm. She's not only recognized as a franchise icon, but as one of the best WNBA players of all-time. After retiring following the 2022 WNBA season, Bird was quickly inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its 2025 class.