Sue Bird, Sprain, Women's basketball, Olympic Games Rio 2016
..........Sue Bird, Sprain, Women's basketball, Olympic Games Rio 2016............ Suzanne Brigit Bird "Sue" (born October 16, 1980) is an American professional women's basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and UMMC Ekaterinburg. In high school, she was the State of New York player of the year, the New York Daily News Player of the Year and All-American WBCA. In his final year at the University of Connecticut undefeated in 2002, won the Wade Trophy and Naismith Award as college player of the year. He ended his career at the University of Connecticut ranked first in three-point percentage field goal and free throw percentage, second in assists and steals, and as a three-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the main base in the nation, while leading his team to a record of 114-4. Seattle Storm Bird selected with the first overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, and has been seven times All-Star WNBA. She is one of the 9 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA championship and a WNBA championship. In 2011, he was voted by fans as one of the top 15 WNBA players of all time. Career: The Seattle Storm Bird selected with the first overall pick in the WNBA draft 2002. In his rookie season, Bird started all 32 games of the storm and an average of 14.4 points per game. She was selected as a starter in the 2002 WNBA team Western Conference All-Star. Bird was second for the Rookie of the Year and one of only two rookies to make the All-WNBA first team. He also directed the storm to their first playoff appearance. Since his rookie season that has been selected for the team in the Western Conference All Star. In 2004 Bird helped the Storm to their first WNBA championship. By winning the WNBA championship Bird women became one of the 9 to receive an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA championship and a WNBA championship. The others are Ruth Riley, Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper, and fellow Huskies Swin Cash, Kara Wolters, Diana Taurasi, and after London 2012, Maya Moore, and Tamika Catchings. Bird now has two WNBA championships to go along with his two NCAA championships after the Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA championship 2010. In 2011, he was voted by fans as one of the top 15 players in the fifteen -Year the history of the WNBA. During the 2012 WNBA season Bird had been having problems with his knee. Because of this had to undergo an operation, which would prevent him from playing the entire season of 2013, with the storm. International: WNBA off the 2004-2005 season, played in Russia, with team mate Kamila Vodichkova storm at Dynamo Moscow. In the 2005-2006 WNBA off-season, he played in the same team, reaching the championship of Russia and the playoffs Euroleague women. In the 2006-2007 WNBA off-season, his teammate and fellow Storm Lauren Jackson of the University of Connecticut starring Diana Taurasi and Svetlana Abrosimova in the Russian team Spartak Moscow region to win the Superliga joined Russian championships and the women's league. Awards and honors: 1998-WBCA All-American. Nancy Lieberman Award-2000 Nancy Lieberman Award-2001 Nancy Lieberman Award-2002 Naismith Award-2002 2002-Wade Trophy Senior Class Award 2002-Lowe 2002 basketball player to great women of the Eastern Conference of the Year 2002-Honda Sports Award winner for basketball 2002-07, 2009, 2011, 2014 - Selecting the WNBA All-Star 2009-most valuable point guard, Ekaterinburg International Invitational 2010-All - WNBA Second Team Finals Russian Cup 2012-MVP sue bird stats sue bird twitter sue bird olympics sue bird basketball reference sue bird basketball sue bird photo gallery sue bird highlights sue bird top 10 plays olympic games rio 2016 Women's basketball olympic games rio 2016 basketball rio 2016 olympic games organizing committee I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)
