Exclusive: After an Unparalleled Career, WNBA Star Diana Taurasi Announces Her Retirement
In an exclusive conversation with TIME, Taurasi reveals publicly for the first time that she’s retiring from basketball. “Mentally and physically, I’m just full,” says Taurasi, who played all 20 of her WNBA seasons for the Mercury. “That’s probably the best way I can describe it. I’m full and I’m happy.”
Diana Taurasi gets rare happy ending, leaving WNBA better off than she found it
For decades, Taurasi never hesitated to poke, prod or expose the WNBA for its treatment of athletes. For the paltry salaries that required players to find second jobs in Russia. For the commercial flights that no NBA player would ever tolerate. Taurasi even left the WNBA for a year just to prove a point on behalf of everyone.
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Diana Taurasi was a whole character on and off the court. So, on the heels of her retirement, we're sharing some favorite moments from her 20-year career, as told by basketball fans. If it ...
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