USA Basketball will name Sue Bird, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA legend, its next managing director for the women's national team in the lead-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, according to The Athletic.

On Monday, Canada Basketball named the 66-year-old the head coach of its senior women’s national team, putting the recently retired Georgia Tech coach back on the sidelines for the near future. This isn’t Fortner’s first foray into international basketball,

Sue Bird is going for Olympic gold medal No. 6, but her first in an administrative role. Bird is expected to be named managing director for the U.S. women’s national basketball team for the upcoming Olympic cycle, The Athletic reported Tuesday.