Sue Bird hits dagger, yells ‘bing bong’ in final NY game
Sue Bird’s final experienced basket in her childhood house of New York rimmed all over, bounced up and fell as a result of to place a definitive finish to the Seattle Storm’s 81-72 gain around the New York Liberty on Sunday.
Fowl was playing in close proximity to her household of Syosset, New York, for the remaining time in the typical year after she introduced her retirement late past 7 days. Liberty players wore “Thank you, Sue” T-shirts in their seafoam hues for warm-ups and Bird’s loved ones and friends ended up in the Barclays Center group.
Storm (10-6) head coach Noelle Quinn took Hen, 41, out of the video game soon after the manufactured 3-pointer to a roaring ovation. Briann January, who is also retiring this period soon after a 14-12 months profession, came in for the ultimate 18 seconds.
The WNBA’s all-time helps chief, Hen place up 11 points, four assists and a few rebounds in her closing video game in New York. She was hit a single of two 2-position attempts and went 3-of-7 from 3-position selection in 27:50 of video game time. Afterward, in her put up-activity job interview with ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe, she trolled Brooklyn enthusiasts.
“I do have one particular previous detail to say — I never believe the Brooklyn followers are heading to like it — bing, bong,” Chicken explained in reference to the New York Knicks’ rallying cry.
Fowl created her retirement official on Thursday whilst on the team’s East coastline trip to Connecticut, where by she gained two NCAA championships with UConn, and New York, in which she grew up. The Storm will not make the journey to the Liberty yet again, but will go again to Connecticut upcoming thirty day period.
Gabby Williams potential customers Storm (UConn-West) in win
Gabby Williams, who also performed at UConn, led the Storm with 23 points, taking pictures 10-of-15. She hit two of 3 3-pointers and the staff was 10-of-27. Williams included nine rebounds and a few assists.
Breanna Stewart, a indigenous of upstate New York and another UConn alumna, scored 18 factors with nine rebounds, two helps, a person block and a person steal. Ezi Magbegor scored 10 with five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Her block on Sabrina Ionescu midway by the 3rd was the spotlight of a restricted recreation.
Sabrina Ionescu nears triple-double
Sabrina Ionescu virtually extra yet another triple-double to her accolades. It would have set her into 1st location for most triple-doubles in WNBA record. Ionescu is only in her 3rd season and skipped most of her rookie yr with an ankle personal injury.
Ionescu concluded with 12 points, 10 helps and 8 rebounds. At halftime she had 7 details, 8 helps and 5 rebounds. She had only a single turnover in the 2nd 50 percent to 4 in the initial and was not as productive at 5-of-14 total and 2-of-6 from 3-stage selection.
The Oregon star retains the NCAA record for triple-doubles and grew to become the fourth participant with multiple ones when she pulled one off in a reduction against the Chicago Sky particularly a single 7 days in the past. It took her only three quarters, the fastest in WNBA history.
Marine Johannes led all Liberty (6-10) scorers with 23 points shooting 9-of-12, like 5-of-8 from 3-place range. She extra 4 helps and a few rebounds. ESPN and Rowe requested Johannes to do the second-50 percent participant job interview and Johannes said she felt additional at ease doing it in French. So Rowe performed it in fluent French and translated afterward for Television audience.
Social media consumers had been amazed with the swift change, but Rowe has carried out it ahead of. She opened in French in the course of an interview with Iliana Rupert through the 2021 WNBA draft.