Heading into the Tuesday night matchup between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky, the WNBA anticipated the potential return of the star center, Angel Reese.

In a ceremony before Seattle hosted the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, legendary former Storm guard Sue Bird, who led the franchise to four WNBA championships, became the first WNBA player honored with a statue outside a WNBA arena.

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

The Seattle Storm unveiled plans to build a statue for 13-time WNBA All-Star Sue Bird, who spent her entire 21-year career in Seattle. Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers gave her reaction to the news to DallasHoopsJournal, calling Bird an inspiration for her.

Not even two weeks after the Seattle Storm included Zia Cooke in a trade with the Washington Mystics, the third-year guard is back.

PHOENIX — A marketing panel with Castrol landed Alyssa Thomas on a NASCAR hood.

The Seattle Storm finally ended their six game losing streak in a tight victory in Canada last night. By a score of 80-78, the Storm escaped narrowly after they fell victim to a late overturned foul call. They ended a six game losing streak and now the Storm will look to build a much needed winning streak.

The WNBA continues to reach new heights as Vancouver hosted the first-ever regular-season game outside the US.