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Jul 14, 2017

Talking tech with Sue Bird, who will play in her record-tying 10th WNBA All Star Game

Sue Bird will set yet another record next weekend in Seattle. The hoops legend will play in her 10th WNBA All Star Game on July 22 at Key Arena, tying Tamika Catchings for the most appearances in league history, and she’ll get to do it in the city where Bird has built one of the most impressive resumes in all of basketball. Congrats @S10Bird on being named to your record-tying 10th WNBA All-Star game and 8th as a starter! #WatchMeWork pic.twitter.com/Hpbz3pt1JW — Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) July 11, 2017 Bird, 36, joined us at our second annual GeekWire Sports Tech Summit… Read More

Jun 22, 2017

WNBA legend Sue Bird: Athletes who don’t embrace sports tech are idiots

WNBA legend and Seattle Storm veteran Sue Bird is still going strong 14 years into her pro career, and a big reason for that is the revolution in technology that lets athletes track activity and use it to better train and recover. Interviewed by Q13’s Aaron Levine at the 2017 GeekWire Sports Tech Summit, the nine-time all-star and two-time WNBA champion said she was resistant to technology when she first came into the league in 2002, but as her career progressed, she embraced the trend. Specifically, Bird said she is a big fan of the Whoop, a wearable band that… Read More

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