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Photos: Seattle Storm victory parade

Originally published September 16, 2018 at 4:21 pmUpdated September 18, 2018 at 11:48 am

Storm forward Breanna Stewart holds this year’s trophy at a victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm guard Jewell Loyd basks in the confetti at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Storm fans cheer at the base of the Space Needle at a victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Sue Bird grins when asked if she plans on returning, answering yes, during the rally celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships in Key Arena, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Storm Head Coach Dan Hughes grins as confetti falls from the ceiling during the rally celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships in Key Arena, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Storm center Courtney Paris, guard Noelle Quinn, guard Jewell Loyd and forward Alysha Clark get hand-delivered a special beverage at a victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Yuli Small waits for the parade from the sidelines wrapped in a Storm flag, before the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Storm forward Breanna Stewart runs between trollies to deliver some victory beverages to her teammates at a victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans cheer during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Sue Bird smiles when one of the owner’s discusses her status as a legend during the rally celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships in Key Arena, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Reign and USWNT soccer star Megan Rapinoe waves to her girlfriend Storm guard Sue Bird at a victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Traci Lemon, left, and Jamie Williams of Shoreline thank the players with their signs at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm forward Alysha Clark records the crowd going crazy for their victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm fans pack the area around Key Arena for a glimpse of the players during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

From left, Storm guard Sue Bird, forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and forward Natasha Howard greet the crowd at a victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Angelo Ignacio, center, and Leezel Ramos, right, go wild for the players at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

A fan jumps the barrier and gets a little dance from Breanna Stewart at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans get creative to show their support at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm forward Alysha Clark gets out of the trolley to hug her parents, Jan and Duane Clark from Mount Juliet, Tennessee, at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm forward Alysha Clark gets out of the trolley to hug and take a photo with her parents, Jan and Duane Clark from Mount Juliet, Tennessee, at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans don’t mind a little rain as an actual storm breaks out at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Stella the 30-pound corgi gets a good view of the victory parade for the Seattle Storm in the arms of her owner Carey Mellott Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans cheer as Storm players and coaches go by on trolleys during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

The Storm dance team leads the trollies during the victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

A young Storm fan cheers with sunglasses in hand and poster in the other, held up by her dad during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Alisha Valavanis, president and general manager of the Seattle Storm, and Celeste Keaton, a co-owner, wave from a Subaru during a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

A police officer goes to high five a parade goer along the route during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Storm fans cheer during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Head coach Dan Hughes is recognized at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Doppler holds up a new street sign as Mayor Jenny Durkan announces that the street outside KeyArena will be renamed “Seattle Storm Way” during a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm guard Sue Bird carries in one of their three trophies at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm Head Coach Dan Quinn claps for the crowd at a victory parade for winning the 2018 WNBA Championships, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Rachel Porter, 4, left, and her sister Rebecca Porter, 7, hold signs at a victory parade for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, their third league trophy, Sunday September 16, 2018 around the Seattle Center. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Fans cheer at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

A Storm fan smiles along the route during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel walks in with her partner Celeste Keaton to the victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Storm Head Coach Dan Hughes leans out of the trolley to wave to the crowd during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Breanna Stewart stops for a selfie with a crowd member during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Season-ticket holder and Mayor Jenny Durkan gets up to address the crowd at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Co-owner Dawn Trudeau makes her entrance at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Storm forward Alysha Clark takes a bow at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Alysha Clark greets a young fan after the rally celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships in Key Arena, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Alysha Clark laughs with Crystal Langhorne during the rally celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships in Key Arena, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Storm fans, including Noelle Quinn’s mom Golden Quinn, front, gray jacket, as the Seattle Storm celebrate winning the WNBA Championship during their victory parade Sunday September 16, 2018 in Seattle. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Breanna Stewart shows off her shirt printed with a quote of her own during the rally celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships in Key Arena, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Storm fans cheer despite sudden rain as players make their way along a route by trolley, during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018.during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. as players make their way along a route by trolley, during the parade celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships through the Seattle Center, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Breanna Stewart smiles under falling confetti during the rally celebrating the Storm’s win of the 2018 WNBA championships in Key Arena, September 16, 2018. (Rebekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Trophies from 2004, 2010 and 2018 are displayed at a victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, Sunday September 16, 2018 at KeyArena. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

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Travis Ness

Seattle Times photo production

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