Tina Charles believed there was a chance her stellar WNBA career was over after she didn’t play in the league last season. Instead, she’s back this year, and Wednesday night she moved into second place on the WNBA’s career scoring list behind the Phoenix Mercury‘s Diana Taurasi.
Charles had 12 points and 17 rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream beat Phoenix 72-63 in College Park, Georgia, for their third straight victory since the Olympic break.
“Just a whole bunch of gratitude,” Charles said of her place on the scoring list, crediting her religious faith and the Dream’s belief in her. “Just where I was last year, and just where I am today. … I thought I was done playing last year. So for me to be here right now is just really special.”
Charles passed Hall of Famer Tina Thompson (7,488 points) for second on the all-time list and now has 7,491 career points across her 13 WNBA seasons. Taurasi, who was held to 3 points…
