Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird became the first player in WNBA history to have a statue erected outside a team's home arena.

Basketball star Sue Bird made history Sunday, becoming the first WNBA player to be honored by her franchise with a statue in Seattle, outside of a WNBA arena.

Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird became the first player in WNBA history to be honored with a statue. On Sunday, the team unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena a statue of Bird shooting a layup in her Storm jersey, immortalizing her in Seattle as one of the all-time greats to suit up in the WNBA.