Seattle Storm to celebrate fourth title with virtual championship rally
Oct 9, 2020, 7:15 AM
The Seattle Storm celebrates after defeating the Las Vegas Aces 92-59 in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals to win the Championship at Feld Entertainment Center on October 06, 2020 in Palmetto, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
Players with the 2020 WNBA Championship-winning Seattle Storm will celebrate the team’s fourth title by raising a flag on top of the Space Needle.
Two-time Finals MVP Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd, Mercedes Russell, and Storm assistant coach Ryan Webb will raise the team flag Friday, Oct. 9, at 9 a.m.
At 4 p.m. on Friday, the Seattle Storm will then celebrate its fourth title with a virtual championship rally that fans can register for online here. Storm broadcaster Elise Woodward will host the virtual event, where fans will hear from players, head coach Gary Kloppenburg, team owners, and the CEO and General Manager Alisha Valavanis.
On the first day of the finals, a number of Seattle landmarks were lit up green and yellow in support of the Storm as they played across the country in Florida. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams were quarantined in a bubble in Bradenton, Fl., referred to as the “wubble” for the WNBA. Each player was only allowed to have one guest.
Have you ever seen a more beautiful sight?! đź’šđź’›#StrongerThanEver pic.twitter.com/9G3hfHO3th
— WNBA Champs (@seattlestorm) October 2, 2020
The Seattle Storm finished a dominant 2020 season with another championship, led by Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird. The dynamic duo powered the Storm to their second title in three seasons, after both missing last year with injuries.
Seattle completed a sweep of the Las Vegas Aces with a 92-59 rout Tuesday night to be crowned the champions. It was the biggest margin of victory in WNBA Finals history.
It’s the fourth title in franchise history for the Storm, who also won in 2004, 2010 and 2018. Seattle had pretty much the same core group that won the 2018 championship back for this year, led by Stewart, Bird, and Loyd. The Storm joined Minnesota and Houston as the only franchises to win four championships.
Seattle has now won a record 11 games in a row in the WNBA Finals, dating to the team’s first championship in 2004.
The team shared hugs at center court after the final buzzer as yellow and green confetti streamed down on them. After the on-court celebration, the league had the players’ families on a video screen celebrating across the globe.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
