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Sue Bird to undergo removal of loose body in left knee, could miss 2019 WNBA season

The Seattle Storm released a statement on Sue Bird Tuesday afternoon, confirming that the 11-time WNBA All-Star and front office associate for the Denver Nuggets will undergo a procedure on her left knee to remove a loose body.

Fansided’s High Post Hoops reported the injury before the statement, which they included excerpts of in the story below.

UPDATE [1:08 PM EST] The Storm, in a press release, said that Bird will undergo surgery to remove a loose body in her left knee, and will be out indefinitely.

“The most important thing to us is that Sue is healthy and strong,” Storm CEO and GM Alisha Valvanis said in the release.