The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerley and her husband Barry ahead of the 2000 season.[6][7] The team is currently owned by Force 10 Hoops LLC, which is composed of Seattle businesswomen Dawn Trudeau, Lisa Brummel, and Ginny Gilder, along with former player Sue Bird.[8]
The Storm have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 18 of their 24 seasons in Seattle. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as former UConn stars Sue Bird, Swin Cash, and Breanna Stewart; 2004 Finals MVP Betty Lennox; and Australian power forward Lauren Jackson, a three-time league MVP. The Storm are four-time WNBA Champions, with victories in 2004, 2010, 2018, and 2020. They are one of two teams who have never lost a WNBA Finals, the defunct Houston Comets being the other.
The team cultivates a fan-friendly, family environment at home games by having an all-kid dance squad, which leads young fans in a conga line on the court during time-outs, to the music of "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" by the Quad City DJ's. Named for the rainy weather of Seattle, the team uses many weather-related icons: the team mascot is Doppler, a maroon-furred creature with a cup anemometer on its head; the theme song for Storm home games is AC/DC's "Thunderstruck"; and its newsletter is called Stormwatch.[9]
The Storm were the sister team of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA prior to February 28, 2008, when the team was sold to Force 10 Hoops LLC.[10]
^"Seattle Storm launches new brand identity and redesigned logo". Storm.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021. The primary colors, Lightning Yellow, a deep Thunder Green, and a brighter Bolt Green, maintain the legacy of the original Storm brand.
^@seattlestorm (March 2, 2021). "We are a force of nature, on the court and in the community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"Seattle Storm Announces Marquee Medical Partnership with Swedish". Storm.WNBA.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 14, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
^"Seattle Storm Promotes Talisa Rhea to General Manager". Seattle Storm. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^"Ginger Ackerley: 1938-2018". Storm.WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. January 8, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^"Seattle Storm founder, former Sonics owner Ginger Ackerley dies at 79". King5.com. January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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^"Doppler Train". WNBA.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
^"WNBA Approves Sale of Seattle Storm to Local Owners". WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 28, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
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