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    Basketball Star Sue Bird Says WNBA Players' Activism Is 'Nonnegotiable'

    Even as the league weathered a busy, unpredictable season in the "wubble," the Seattle Storm superstar carried on her colleagues' commitment to social justice activism.
    by Emma Bowman Oct 25, 2020 3 minutes
    Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm, wears "Black Lives Matter" warm-up shirts before a game in July.

    Basketball superstar Sue Bird cleared many hurdles alongside her teammates over the course of an unusual season to win her fourth WNBA championship with the Seattle Storm earlier this month.

    But long before her victory on the court, she joined her WNBA teammates in leading a bigger fight, through activism on social justice issues.

    As a vice president of the WNBA players union, the point guard worked with her colleagues to figure out how to play safely during

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