Report: Sue Bird out 'indefinitely' due to knee surgery
An already brutal offseason got even worse for the Seattle Storm on Tuesday.
Veteran star Sue Bird will miss time in the 2019 season due to arthroscopic knee surgery, according to a report from High Post Hoops' Arielle Chambers and a team news release. Bird, the oldest active player in the league at 38, was a critical part of last year's championship team with 10.1 points and 7.1 assists per game.
Bird will have surgery in Connecticut sometime in the near future, the team said in its release. The operation is intended to take care of a loose body in her left knee. This isn't her first run-in with knee issues either; she missed the 2013 season due to surgery on the same knee.
"I'm super disappointed to have to miss time with the team this season," Bird said in the release. "There's nothing I want more than to be on court with my teammates defending our title. I've been down this road before, so now I just have to focus on getting better so I can continue to represent the Storm, the city of Seattle and the 'Storm Crazies' in the future."
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