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 with the largest margin of victory in finals history; Whereas the Seattle Storm beat the Las Vegas Aces women’s basketball team in the WNBA finals and bested the Minnesota Lynx women’s basketball team in the WNBA conference finals; Whereas the Seattle Storm led the 2020 WNBA season in points per game, assists per game, and three pointers made; Whereas the Seattle Storm championship team exhibited extraordinary teamwork from its players who include 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; Whereas Breanna Stewart received the 2020 WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player award for a second time, having received the 2018 WNBA League Most Valuable Player award, and was named the 2020 WNBA Comeback Player of the Year after missing the 2019 season with a torn achilles; Whereas Alysha Clark received the 2020 Defensive Player of the Year award; Whereas Sue Bird finished her 17th season in the WNBA with the Seattle Storm, having played in every Seattle Storm WNBA championship, leads the WNBA with 2,888 career assists, and is the all-time games played leader in the WNBA; Whereas the Seattle Storm was led during the 2020 season by Head Coach Gary Kloppenburg and Assistant Coaches Ryan Webb and Noelle Quinn