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Meghan L. Hall

Diana Taurasi and Skylar Diggins-Smith (probably) still have beef ahead of Mercury-Storm matchup

Seattle Storm guard Skylar Diggins-Smith will face her former team, the Phoenix Mercury, on Tuesday night, and the matchup is guaranteed to be pure cinema. Diggins-Smith isn’t seemingly very high on her former organization, and that includes very outspoken veteran Diana Taurasi.

In case you missed it, things have been BAD between the Mercury and Skylar for a hot minute, and a lot of it has to do with Phoenix allegedly cutting her off from using training facilities while she was on maternity leave. It understandably did not sit well with her, and when she left to join Seattle in the offseason, she sent a subtle message to the team that they undervalued her.

Also, things are probably still pretty icy between Skylar and Diana Taurasi. Their interactions have gotten heated before, and when Diana was asked about Skylar potentially re-joining the Mercury after last season ended, she answered with “next question.”  Diana and the Mercury will meet Skylar for the first time this season on Tuesday, and the game could be the best of the night.

Fans are totally here for the spicy matchup and have already started dropping reactions. Here’s what they’re saying:

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