As UConn retires Sue Bird's jersey, her legend lives on

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STORRS — Years before she ever had an offer to play for the UConn women’s basketball team, YouTube highlight reels made Nika Muhl a Sue Bird fan.

Growing up in Zagreb, Croatia, college and WNBA games were rarely accessible on television, and media coverage was far more limited than it is today, so Muhl’s primary window into the game outside of Europe was through clips she dug up on the internet. Bird’s were some of the most readily available, and Muhl studied the Huskies great, trying to mimic her moves with dreams of someday playing in the NCAA.

Muhl committed to Bird’s alma mater in 2020, but she had no idea that she was taking on the legendary point guard’s jersey when she decided to wear No. 10 at UConn . She’d adopted the number