The statue is the latest honor for the 44-year-old former WNBA star, who retired in 2022 and was named as the first managing director for USA Woman’s National Team earlier this year. The five-time Olympic gold medalist and 13-time WNBA All-Star will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in September.

On August 17, a statue honouring former Seattle Storm player and WNBA legend Sue Bird will be unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena. She is now the first player in the WNBA to be honoured in this way by her team,

It didn't take long for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark (who has made her adoration of Bird extremely clear over the years) to respond to this news, as she made an Instagram story post on Wednesday that reposted a graphic by @espnW and simply wrote, "duh @sbird10".