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UConn great Sue Bird attends men's basketball game at Kansas with actor Jason Sudeikis – CT Insider
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS – DECEMBER 01: Actor Jason Sudekis watches from the stands during the 1st half of the game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on December 01, 2023 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS – DECEMBER 01: Actor Jason Sudekis cheers during the 1st half of the game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on December 01, 2023 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The UConn men’s basketball team faced a hostile environment at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. Friday night, as the Huskies faced No. 5 Kansas.
Among the overflowing crowd was a familiar face: UConn women’s basketball legend Sue Bird, who was spotted in the stands with actor Jason Sudeikis. Bird was seen at WNBA New York Liberty games with the Ted Lasso star this summer.
Sudeikis, who grew up in Kansas, was hopping with students just before tip-off. Bird was seen telling him to calm down.
Jason Sudeikis and Sue Bird are in the house for No. 4 UConn vs. No. 5 Kansas 😎 pic.twitter.com/YsXCkwPhoN
Bird, 43, was a two-time NCAA champion with UConn and is among the program’s all-time greats. She ended her 19-season WNBA career with the Seattle Storm in 2022 and has her number retired this season.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS – DECEMBER 01: Actor Jason Sudekis takes a selfie with fans during the 1st half of the game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on December 01, 2023 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Bird’s fiancée Megan Rapinoe ended her decorated soccer career this year.
Rapinoe played her final NWSL game last month. The couple has lived in Seattle and had an apartment in Greenwich, but they recently moved into a SoHo apartment in New York City.
Paul Doyle has been a Deputy Sports Editor for Hearst Connecticut Media Group since January 2018, after spending nearly three decades as a reporter for The Hartford Courant. A two-time Connecticut Sportswriter of the Year winner, he was a Boston-based Major League Baseball beat writer for seven years and has covered events all over the country.
