Sue Bird becomes first WNBA player to record 3,000 career assists

Sue Bird is in a league of her own.

With her fourth assist in the Storm’s 85-77 loss to the Mercury on Friday night, Bird became the first WNBA player to record 3,000 career assists. The Seattle guard is currently averaging 5.7 assists per game in her 18^th season in the league.

No. 3000 🤩@S10Bird x #TakeCover pic.twitter.com/nHll7dtO8y

— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 10, 2021

Bird and the Strom put up a fight against Phoenix, but Brittney Griner (29 points and 15 rebounds) and Skylar Diggins-Smith (26 points) led Phoenix past Seattle. For Griner, it was her 10th double-double of the season.

Brittney out here with 15 points already in the first half. pic.twitter.com/KTnmDsIhcu

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) July 10, 2021

Despite the loss, the Storm clinched a spot in the inaugural Commissioner’s Cup championship game.

They will face the Connecticut Sun, who clinched the Eastern Conference bid Friday night, in the championship game on Aug. 12. The game will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.