Biography
Suzanne Brigit Bird is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 20 years in the United States and in Russia. She played her entire Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) career with the Seattle Storm. Bird was drafted first overall pick by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA draft and is considered one of the greatest players in WNBA history. As of 2025, Bird is the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades. In 2025 she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2026 she was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame. In addition to her WNBA career, Bird played for 10 seasons in the Russian Premier League for Dynamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow Region and UMMC Ekaterinburg, winning 5 Premier League championships and five EuroLeague Women championships.
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Awards & recognition
- LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame · 2025
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame · 2025
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame · 2025
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame · 2021
- The W25 · 2021
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- USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year · 2021
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award · 2018
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award · 2017
- All-WNBA Team · 2016
- WNBA Peak Performers · 2016
- WNBA Top 20@20 · 2016
- All-WNBA Team · 2011
- Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award · 2011
- WNBA's Top 15 Team · 2011
- All-WNBA Team · 2010
- WNBA Peak Performers · 2009
- All-WNBA Team · 2008
- Huskies of Honor · 2006
- WNBA's All-Decade Team · 2006
- All-WNBA Team · 2005
- All-WNBA Team · 2004
- All-WNBA Team · 2003
- All-WNBA Team · 2002
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year · 2002
- Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award · 2002
- Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year · 2002
- Honda Sports Award — Basketball · 2002
- Naismith College Player of the Year · 2002
- Nancy Lieberman Award · 2002
- Senior CLASS Award · 2002
- USBWA Women's National Player of the Year · 2002
- Wade Trophy · 2002
- Nancy Lieberman Award · 2001
- Nancy Lieberman Award · 2000
- Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award · 2002 · nominated
Filmography10 titles
Row of Life
Sue Bird: In the Clutch
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Power of the Dream
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Shop
Desus & Mero
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Moment