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.

A bronze replica of the former Seattle Storm point guard now sits outside of the city's Climate Pledge Arena. Although several other WNBA players have been honored with statues at their colleges, this makes Bird the first WNBA player to have a statue outside of a WNBA arena.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/womens-fastbreak as Kelsey Plum Tells Sue Bird Reason for Las Vegas Aces WNBA Trade Request.

During an appearance on retired Seattle Storm star Sue Bird’s podcast, Kelsey Plum opened up about parting ways with the Aces after seven seasons.