All good things must come to an end.
Diana Taurasi, who is the WNBA’s leading scorer, announced her retirement on Tuesday to Time magazine.
Taurasi stepped away from basketball after 20 seasons, including a remarkable tenure with the Phoenix Mercury with whom she played for her entire WNBA career.
During Taurasi’s trailblazing professional run, she scored 10,646 points, becoming the league’s all-time leader in points through 565 regular season games only player in WNBA history to pass the 10,000 scoring mark. She scored another 1,476 points in 72 playoff appearances.
Taurasi’s accolades include league MVP in 2009, 14 All-WNBA selections and five WNBA scoring titles.
She also helped the Mercury secure three championships in 2007, 2009 and 2014 — capturing Finals MVP honors in 2009 and 2014.
In August, Taurasi won her sixth Olympic gold medal with Team USA, becoming the first basketball player to reach that mark.
Voted the WNBA “GOAT” by fans in 2021, Taurasi’s milestones, championships and numbers certainly live up to the nickname.
Here’s how the sports world reacted to Taurasi’s retirement.
Franchise bids farewell
Taurasi was drafted as the No. 1 pick in the 2004 WNBA draft. In her first season, she averaged 17 points per game, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists and…
