KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sue Bird delivered the news via social media in January that she would return for her 19th — and likely final — WNBA season with Seattle. But she said Thursday the seeds for that decision go back to a moment of spontaneous affection from fans in September just after the Storm’s season ended. Without that, Bird said, she might not be playing in 2022.
After an overtime loss to Phoenix in the playoffs, Bird and close friend Diana Taurasi of the Mercury were being interviewed by ESPN’s Holly Rowe. And the Storm crowd began to chant, “One more year!”
Bird told ESPN on Thursday she had tried to keep thoughts of it possibly being her last game out of her…
