WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll.
Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird talks with media members at the basketball team’s media day in Seattle, May 13, 2019. Magic Johnson’s love of basketball motivated him to save the Los Angeles Sparks from folding and also put him on the …Mattel announced Tuesday the collectible tribute doll was modeled for Bird, who is a “basketball legend who pioneered the way for growth in the women’s league with her record-breaking legacy and courageous voice that forever changed the game.
UConn, where Bird won two national championships in college, posted a photo of her smiling while holding her Barbie. Bird, 43, retired in 2022 after 21 seasons in the WNBA, all with the Seattle Storm. She helped the storm to four championships and was part of five U.S. national teams that won a gold medal, the last coming in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics. She’s now a part owner of the Storm.
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