"No player, no team, no city deserves this more than you" - Diana Taurasi on Sue Bird becoming the first WNBA player with a statue originally appeared on Basketball Network.

D iana Taurasi was among those in attendance to watch best friend and long-time rival Sue Bird become the first WNBA player to receive a statue from the franchise they played for. Bird, who spent all 21 years of her Hall of Fame career with the Storm, was immortalized outside the Climate Pledge Arena with a bronze statue of her going for a layup.

Diana Taurasi has declared which WNBA star should be the next player to receive a signature shoe. The all-time great said Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is the obvious choice for a signature shoe. Taurasi noted Clark's exclusive colorways with Nike, but said it's time for her to have an official signature shoe.