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SEATTLE – Now {that a} little bit of time has handed, Sue Chook is aware of she made the suitable determination asserting publicly what she knew inside — that this might be her final season.
However the feelings which can be prone to come when she performs what could possibly be her ultimate sport in Seattle? Chook has no concept what that’ll be like.
WNBA legend Sue Chook declares retirement after this season
Chook, 41, re-signed with the Storm this offseason and acknowledged the likelihood this 12 months can be her final with the workforce. Whereas the choice wasn’t made previous to the beginning of the season, Chook mentioned confirmed her determination to name it a profession after this 12 months is over.
“I’m trying ahead to it. That’s for certain,” she mentioned. “I do know it’s going to be a very big day. Am I prepared for it? I suppose we’ll see. It’s gonna be loads, in all the great methods.”
Chook will play the ultimate regular-season house sport of her profession on Sunday when the Seattle Storm host the Las Vegas Aces. The Storm have clinched a playoff spot, however with the WNBA’s new playoff format, there’s no assure the Storm will find yourself with a house sport within the first spherical.
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Seattle is at the moment the No. 4 seed forward of Washington with per week left within the common season.
So in case the Storm don’t find yourself seeing their house flooring once more within the playoffs, Sunday is the day Chook will get feted for her exceptional profession. Members of Seattle’s earlier championships groups are anticipated to be in attendance. There can be a pregame ceremony. And the biggest crowd in Storm historical past — greater than 18,000 at Local weather Pledge Enviornment — is anticipated.