If you know women’s basketball, then you know Diana Taurasi. And if you know Diana Taurasi, then you know she’s a no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is player.
What you likely didn’t know is the 42-year-old Phoenix Mercury guard has battled a skin condition for most of her life.
“Eczema is something that I’ve battled with my pretty much my whole entire life. As a little kid, into college and into the WNBA,” Taurasi told CBS Sports. “It’s something that’s always been on my mind. It’s something that’s always I’ve been very self conscious about for a lot of years.”
It’s hard to imagine anything curbing the confidence of the three-time NCAA champion and WNBA champion. She plays with an intensity that attracts criticism and praise, yet never stops her from being herself on the court. She is the all-time leading scorer and 3-point shooter in WNBA history and just last season she became the first player in league history to reach 10,000 career points — all in a Mercury uniform.
Yet, throughout her entire college and WNBA career, her eczema has made her self-conscious.
“With eczema, everyone has their own journey with it. And mine was filled with a lot of creams and different steroids and lotions,”…
