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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 748 

Congratulating the Seattle Storm women’s basketball team on winning the 

2020 Women’s National Basketball Association Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 20 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Seattle Storm women’s basketball team 

on winning the 2020 Women’s National Basketball Association Championship. 

Whereas, on October 6, 2020, the Seattle Storm women’s 

basketball team (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Seattle Storm’’) won the 2020 Women’s National Basketball Association (referred to in this preamble as the 

‘‘WNBA’’) Championship; 

Whereas the 2020 WNBA Championship is the fourth national championship that the Seattle Storm has won and 

the second national championship that the team has won 

in 3 years; 


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Whereas the Seattle Storm won the final game of the 2020 

WNBA finals with the largest margin of victory in the 

history of the WNBA finals; 

Whereas, during the 2020 WNBA playoffs, the Seattle Storm 

bested the Minnesota Lynx women’s basketball team in 

the WNBA conference finals and beat the Las Vegas 

Aces women’s basketball team in the WNBA finals; 

Whereas the Seattle Storm led the 2020 WNBA season in 

points per game, assists per game, and three-pointers; 

Whereas the players of the 2020 Seattle Storm championship 

team, including Sue Bird, Jordin Canada, Alysha Clark, 

Natasha Howard, Crystal Langhorne, Jewell Loyd, Ezi 

Magbegor, Epiphanny Price, Mercedes Russell, Breanna 

Stewart, Morgan Tuck, and Sami Whitcomb, exhibited 

extraordinary teamwork; 

Whereas Breanna Stewart— 

(1) received the WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player 

award for the second time in 2020, having received that 

award and the WNBA League Most Valuable Player 

award in 2018; and 

(2) was named the 2020 WNBA Comeback Player 

of the Year after missing the 2019 season with a torn 

Achilles tendon; 

Whereas Alysha Clark received the 2020 Defensive Player of 

the Year award; 

Whereas Sue Bird— 

(1) finished her 17th season in the WNBA with the 

Seattle Storm, having played in every WNBA Championship series game in which the Storm has participated; 

(2) leads the WNBA with 2,888 career assists; and 


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(3) has played more WNBA games than any other 

player in the history of the WNBA; 

Whereas, during the 2020 WNBA season, the Seattle Storm 

was led by Head Coach Gary Kloppenburg and Assistant 

Coaches Ryan Webb and Noelle Quinn; 

Whereas the players of the Seattle Storm were supported 

during the 2020 WNBA season by the dedicated operational and medical staff, including Talisa Rhea, Perry 

Huang, Emily Blurton, Caroline Durocher, Susan 

Borchardt, Dr. Michael Erickson, Dr. Jeff Cary, Abby 

Gordan, Dustin Williams, Erica Nash, Hunter Johnson, 

Mel Cable, and Brooke Tyler; 

Whereas the owners of the Seattle Storm, Lisa Brummel, 

Dawn Trudeau, and Ginny Gilder, are 1 of just 2 all-female ownership groups in the WNBA; 

Whereas the Seattle Storm has exhibited dedication to making a social impact by strengthening communities 

through the StormCares partnership, a partnership between the Seattle Storm and organizations in the greater 

Puget Sound region; and 

Whereas the dedication and hard work of the Seattle Storm 

have inspired and empowered girls, boys, women, and 

men of all ages: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate recognizes— 

2 (1) the achievements of the players, coaches, 

3 fans, and staff of the Seattle Storm women’s basket4 ball team, whose dedication helped the team win the 

5 2020 Women’s National Basketball Association 

6 Championship; 


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1 (2) the State of Washington and the city of Se2 attle for their enthusiastic support of women’s pro3 fessional basketball; and 

4 (3) the continuing progress toward ensuring eq5 uity in men’s and women’s professional sports. 

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