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As the WNBA playoffs begin, the Seattle Storm seek their fifth championship

caption: Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) plays during the first half of the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, on Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. The Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist announced Thursday, June 16, 2022, that the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA.
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Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) plays during the first half of the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, on Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. The Seattle Storm star and five-time Olympic gold medalist announced Thursday, June 16, 2022, that the 2022 season will be her last playing in the WNBA.
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Paige Browning talks with sports writer Jeff Brown about the Seattle Storm's chances to get back to the WNBA Finals.

On Thursday night, the Storm took Game 1 against the Washington Mystics in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. Game 2 is Sunday at 1pm at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. In Sue Bird's final season, the Seattle Storm are seeking their fifth championship, which would set a WNBA record.

Brown writes about the Storm and the WNBA at the website Storm Chasers.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.

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