BIRD Sue

General
NUGGETS ROLE
In 2018 she spent time working as a basketball operations associate at WNBA side, the Denver Nuggets. "The best way to describe it is kind of like an apprenticeship. They reached out. I had some mutual friends with the president there, Tim Connelly. He just kind of likes to keep athletes in the mix and likes to give them exposure and allow them to learn, give them that opportunity while they're still playing. Music to my ears." (olympics.nbcsports.com, 16 Nov 2018)

MEDIA COMANPY
She is a co-founder of 'Togethxr', a new media commerce company with a mission to elevate women's voices and tell their stories, with a focus on culture, activism, lifestyle, and sports. (olympics.com, 19 Apr 2021)

WNBA DRAFT
She was chosen by Seattle Storm as the number one overall pick of the 2002 WNBA Draft. (usab.com, 01 Jan 2021)

She has won a total of nine medals combined at the Olympic Games [four gold] and World Cup [four gold, one bronze], which is more than any other basketball player. In 2018 she became the first basketball player to win four gold medals at the World Cup, having already been part of the US teams that claimed world titles in 2002, 2010, and 2014. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Jun 2021; usatoday.com, 15 May 2021; usab.com, 30 Sep 2018)

In 2021 she became the first WNBA player to reach 3000 career assists. (theathletic.com, 10 Jul 2021)