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When it comes to the public’s perception of female basketball players versus their soccer counterparts, Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird believes she knows why support sways one way over the other. “To be blunt it’s the demographic of who’s playing. Women’s soccer players generally are cute little white girls while WNBA players, we’re all shapes and sizes: a lot of Black, gay, tall women. There’s maybe an intimidation factor and people are quick to judge it and put it down,” Bird told CNN in an interview Sunday.

The Seattle Storm defeated the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night to win the 2020 WNBA Finals. It was a dominant effort from to finish, with Seattle’s margin of victory ultimately being 33 points. Breonna Stewart, the Finals MVP, was the big star of the evening. She scored 26 points and was unquestionably the best player on the floor. One other person who stole the show, though? Veteran Sue Bird, who celebrated the title by kissing her girlfriend, soccer star Megan Rapinoe.

SEATTLE -- Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird reiterated Friday that the team's players would not have interest in visiting the White House if an invitation is extended to the WNBA's new champions. "At this point, it doesn't even really need to be discussed," Bird said. "It's come up. We paid attention to what happened with Minnesota not getting invited. Everyone knew when everything happened with Steph Curry and LeBron (James) on social media, all that stuff. We all pay attention and we watch.