‘Sue Bird: In the Clutch’ Review: Sports Doc Doesn’t Reinvent the Format But Tells a Wondrous Story of a Basketball Icon

Sundance 2024: The former Seattle Storm athlete reflects on her 21-year career and her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and women’s sports

"Sue Bird: In the Clutch"
"Sue Bird: In the Clutch" (CREDIT: Sundance)

“What am I if I’m not a basketball player?” There are a lot of ways to describe basketball phenom Suzanne Brigit Bird. She’s a Long Island native, uniquely friendly, a humble activist, an out and proud fiancé, mentor, and overall inspiration. To those who know her best, she is simply Sue. However, for many of us in the know, Sue Bird is a titan in her chosen sport and a player many women and girls continue to look up to after retiring from basketball in 2022.

Such is the story of legendary WNBA guard Sue Bird, the subject of a new documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.

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