Title: A resolution congratulating the Seattle Storm women's basketball team on winning the 2020 Women's National Basketball Association Championship.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution recognizes the achievements of the players, coaches, fans, and staff whose dedication helped the Seattle Storm women's basketball team win the 2020 Women's National Basketball Association Championship.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 748 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.


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                   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

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                               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;
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

    (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
    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes--
            (1) the achievements of the players, coaches, fans, and 
        staff of the Seattle Storm women's basketball team, whose 
        dedication helped the team win the 2020 Women's National 
        Basketball Association Championship;
            (2) the State of Washington and the city of Seattle for 
        their enthusiastic support of women's professional basketball; 
        and
            (3) the continuing progress toward ensuring equity in men's 
        and women's professional sports.
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