Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, left, knocks the ball from the hands of Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson during the first half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in Los Angeles. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, left, knocks the ball from the hands of Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson during the first half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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  1. Geno Auriemma, right, head coach of the 2009 USA Women's Basketball National Team, stands with Sue Bird, left, during their fall basketball training camp at American University in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.
  2. Seattle Storm's Sue Bird, right, argues with official Roy Gulbeyan about a call in favor of the Los Angeles Sparks in the first quarter of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. The Sparks won 75-64.
  3. Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, left, knocks the ball from the hands of Los Angeles Sparks forward Tina Thompson during the first half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  4. Sue Bird drives the ball during the U.S. women's basketball practice at American University in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  5. Seattle Storm's Sue Bird watches a free throw by the Los Angeles Sparks late in the second half of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. The Sparks won 75-64.
  6. Seattle Storm's Sue Bird guards Los Angeles Sparks' Betty Lennox in the second quarter of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle.
  7. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash (2) passes to Sue Bird (10) as Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie, left, and Tina Thompson trail in the second half of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle. The Storm won, 75-74, forcing a game three.
  8. Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson, right, drives around Phoenix Mercury's Nicole Ohlde during the third quarter during Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  9. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash (2) passes to Sue Bird (10) as Los Angeles Sparks' Lisa Leslie, left, and Tina Thompson trail in the second half of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle. The Storm won, 75-74, forcing a game three.
  10. Los Angeles Sparks' DeLisha Milton-Jones (8) grabs a rebound as San Antonio Silver Stars' Sophia Young (33) and Sparks' Tina Thompson, left, watch during the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.
  11. Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson shoots against the Seattle Storm in the second half of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. Thompson had 12 points in the Sparks 75-64 victory.
  12. Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson reacts after an offensive foul was called on Seattle Storm's Suzy Batkovic-Brown in the second quarter of game two of a WNBA first round basketball game Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Seattle.
  13. Phoenix Mercury's Temeka Johnson, right, gets a hand on a pass from Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson (32), in the first quarter of Game 3 of the WNBA basketball Western Conference finals Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Phoenix.
  14. Seattle Storm's Shannon Johnson, center right, and Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson hug following their third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle. The game was Johnson's last, having announced recently that she was retiring with the end of the season. The Sparks won 75-64.
  15. Seattle Storm's Swin Cash, left, grabs a loose ball in front of Los Angeles Sparks' Tina Thompson in the first quarter of the third and deciding WNBA first-round basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Seattle.

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