Swoopes waived by Storm

Posted February 02, 2009 10:00 pm

Associated Press

Sheryl Swoopes may have played her last game. The Seattle Storm waived the three-time WNBA MVP and three-time Olympic gold medalist a day before her 2009 contract would have become guaranteed.

Swoopes is 37 and might now pursue something she's talked about since September - coaching and being a full-time mother.

Coach Brian Agler says the weekend move was made to clear space under the $803,000 salary cap.

"It was a very tough decision to release Sheryl," Agler said in a statement provided by the team Tuesday. "Our free agency priorities, right now, are to secure depth both at the post and point guard positions."

Swoopes won four league championships with Houston before she signed with Seattle 11 months ago as a free agent while recuperating from back surgery. She was then sidelined by a concussion and averaged 7.1 points in 29 games, her career low for a season in which she played at least 10 games.

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