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After 18 fruitful years in the WNBA, time is now catching up with the great Diana Taurasi, who sat out the final few games of the regular season for the Phoenix Mercury due to injury. There’s recently been a lot of talk surrounding the 40-year-old’s looming retirement, which has brought about a rather hilarious message […]

The Phoenix Mercury are fighting for their chance to reach the WNBA Playoffs with just two games left on the docket, but they were hit with a devastating injury blow on Thursday. After losing Diana Taurasi to a season-ending injury, the Mercury will now also have to push on without Skylar Diggins-Smith. According to Alexa […]

The Phoenix Mercury are in a battle to sneak into the WNBA Playoffs but may have just been dealt a deciding blow in their pursuit of the final postseason seed in the Western Conference. With Diana Taurasi already sidelined by an injury, ESPN’s M.A. Vopel indicates that Skylar Diggins-Smith’s status remains uncertain with just two […]

The Phoenix Mercury were hit with a devastating injury update ahead of their final stretch of the regular season. Currently outside of the playoffs looking in, the Mercury will be down one of their star players for the remainder of the season. According to Alexa Philippou of ESPN, Diana Taurasi will see her 2022 season […]

Diana Taurasi continues to pad her WNBA legacy as she continues to play in her fourth decade of life. The Phoenix Mercury guard is helping her squad make a playoff push despite the team lacking depth at center due to Brittney Griner’s detainment and Tina Charles’ contract divorce with Phoenix. Even in a disappointing season, […]

The physical-only NBA 2K23 WNBA Edition will have legendary WNBA stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi as its cover athletes. NBA 2K23 WNBA Edition Gets Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi On Its Cover Two-time Kia WNBA Finals MVP, three-time WNBA Champion, WNBA all-time leading scorer, five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Diana Taurasi, along with four-time WNBA Champion, […]

There are few greater competitors in the game than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. It’s no secret that Kobe’s ruthlessness spills far beyond the basketball court and apparently, WNBA icon Diana Taurasi once fell victim to this. In a recent interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, Chicago Sky star Candace Parker revealed an epic […]

The Chicago Sky held their championship parade and rally on Tuesday after beating the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Finals in four games. The Sky brought a special piece of memorabilia to the celebration: the door Mercury star Diana Taurasi allegedly broke after Sunday’s Game 4 at Wintrust Arena. This is excellent levels of petty: […]

The Phoenix Mercury ended their season in one of the worst ways possible. Down 1-2 on the road against the Chicago Sky, Diana Taurasi and the Mercury had a chance to bring the WNBA Finals to a deciding Game 5 in Phoenix. They held a big lead entering the fourth… only to succumb to Candace […]

Diana Taurasi put on a true GOAT-like performance to catapult the Phoenix Mercury over the Las Vegas Aces in their do-or-die WNBA Semifinals on Friday. Several NBA stars like Dwyane Wade, Trae Young and Ja Morant were tuned in throughout the contest, and they all couldn’t believe the intense back-and-forth that ended in a close […]

Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury eliminated Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm, 85-80, to book a WNBA semifinals ticket on Sunday. The matchup proved to be a thrilling spectacle that needed an extra session to decide the victor, but an epic moment ensued with Bird and Taurasi at the center of it all. The […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James sure knows how it feels like to win a gold medal in the Olympics. After all, he has already taken home two of them from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. That’s why he fully enjoyed the video of Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, and the rest […]

Much was made about Kevin Durant passing 3-time Olympic gold medalist Carmelo Anthony on the all-time scoring list for Team USA basketball. But neither gentleman could hold a candle to the latest historic feat accomplished by their WNBA counterparts – Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird. The two legends and surefire Hall-of-Famers locked in their fifth […]

Diana Taurasi is one of the biggest performers on the basketball court in the history of mankind. The Phoenix Mercury star is considered by many to be the greatest WNBA player of all-time. Her exploits in the clutch need no introduction for even the most casual of hoops fans. When the game is on the […]

At long last, the trailer for “Space Jam: A New Legacy”, starring LeBron James, dropped on Saturday morning. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar shared the Spring Hill Co. production on Twitter: Welcome to the Space Jam!! 🥕👑🐰What in the matrix hell did I get myself into?!?! @TheSpringhillCo @spacejammovie #SpaceJamMovie pic.twitter.com/24fKHPlLNW — LeBron James (@KingJames) April […]

For 16 years, Diana Taurasi has spent her career with the Phoenix Mercury and established herself as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time. Now entering her 17th season, Taurasi decided that she will continue her career with the Mercury after signing a multi-year deal to remain with the franchise. The 38-year old […]

WNBA superstar Diana Taurasi once had a chance at free Jordans when she was challenged by NBA legend Michael Jordan himself back in high school. The Phoenix Mercury three-time champion guard recalled the story with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe on Instagram, via ESPN. In 1999, Taurasi attended Jordan’s summer camp in Santa Barbara, California, […]

WNBA superstar Diana Taurasi took a playful jab at Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James while giving a brief eulogy to Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Gianna. The Bryant family put together a Celebration of Life prior to the one-month anniversary of Kobe and Gigi’s death, as father and daughter died in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Anthony Davis met with reporters at All-Star Media Day, and he heaped some praise on arguably the greatest player in women’s basketball history. Davis said his favorite WNBA player is Diana Taurasi, citing her similarities to another one of his favorites: the late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1228766741171294208 Davis is a […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James sent out some love for the WNBA on Friday, as he took to Twitter to share to the world how he was tuned in to the mathcup between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury. LeBron showing some love to the @WNBA 👏 (via @KingJames) pic.twitter.com/i3JoSNBgpC — ESPN […]

Kobe Bryant’s “Musecage” is an interesting — albeit a strange — concept that Bryant uses to help fuel his motivation. It’s a place where he thinks about all the things that motivate us — good and bad. Kobe’s latest focuses on WNBA star Diana Taurasi: Bryant discusses Taurasi’s mindset when she plays and how her […]

It’s not always that a WNBA player stops their male counterparts in their tracks, but if it’s the legendary Diana Taurasi, it seems even NBA players are willingly kowtowing to her greatness. It was earlier reported that Phoenix Suns rookie Deandre Ayton was left starstruck when she got to meet the Phoenix Mercury hotshot while […]

Phoenix Mercury shooting guard Diana Taurasi put herself in her own stratosphere, becoming the first WNBA player to reach the 8,000-point milestone on Tuesday morning against the New York Liberty. Diana Taurasi never ceases to amaze! 1st WNBA Player to 8,000 points!#WatchMeWork pic.twitter.com/lRIBcxVGsu — WNBA (@WNBA) June 5, 2018 The UConn standout had a classic […]

The WNBA opened its season with last year’s Finalists battling it out until the last second, ending on Chelsea’s Gray’s game-winning buzzer beater. With a deeper pool of talent than ever, including returning veterans and promising rookies, BBALLBREAKDOWN’s Sarah Cilea and Brady Klopfer discuss the start to this WNBA season. 1. What were your biggest […]