Alyssa Thomas etched her name in the WNBA record books on Sunday afternoon by putting up 14 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in the Connecticut Sun’s 96-72 win over the Chicago Sky, making her the league’s all-time triple-double leader.
This was the second triple-double for Thomas this season and the fourth of her career, moving her past Sabrina Ionescu and Candace Parker on the all-time leaderboard. It’s important to note that this is just for regular season triple-doubles; Thomas also has two playoff triple-doubles and last season became the first player in league history to record one in the Finals.
Triple-doubles were exceedingly rare for much of the league’s history, but they have become more frequent in recent years. Of the 18 recorded, nine have come since the start of last season. Even those, though, have largely been by the trio of Thomas, Ionescu and Parker; they are still the only players with multiple triple-doubles.
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