Bird will be responsible for identifying the coaching staff and players for the 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles.

Five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird was named the first-ever managing director of the USA Basketball Women's National Team on Thursday.

Team USA has officially named former basketball star Sue Bird as the new managing director of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team. The announcement was made Thursday morning on X by the official USA Basketball account, which shared a congratulatory message along with a video of Bird discussing her new role.