FAIRFAX, Va. -- A few years ago when point guard Sue Bird was considering where to spend the end of her WNBA career, some close to her suggested leaving Seattle. The Storm were in a rebuilding period, so why not seek another title elsewhere? Maybe back closer to her home in New York? Bird gave it some thought, but in every conversation, she found herself defending the Storm.
"Why can't we do it here again?" she'd say.
Turns out, she was right. Bird and the Storm completed a sweep of Washington on Wednesday night, winning Game 3 of the WNBA Finals 98-82 and giving the oldest player in the league her third championship.