After years of being considered the greatest WNBA player of all time, Diana Taurasi cemented her legacy as a true 1-of-1 superstar with a historic basket on Thursday night.
Taurasi, who’s in her 19th WNBA season, etched her name in the league record books during the Mercury’s matchup against the Dream by becoming the first player in league history to eclipse 10,000 career points.
Needing 18 points entering the matchup, the star Mercury guard passed the monumental threshold at the 8:23 mark of the third quarter. Taurasi, after hitting a step-back jumper on the previous possession, nailed a three-pointer following an assist from guard Moriah Jefferson to put Phoenix up 51–39.
