Diana Taurasi says goodbye to one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history
Diana Taurasi wanted to take her time before deciding whether to retire. Once the Phoenix Mercury star made up her mind, the decision came with the same kind of decisiveness she displayed through one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history.
Diana Taurasi 'sad' to walk away from basketball, Phoenix Mercury. What's next?
Taurasi played her final game for the Mercury on Sept. 25 — Phoenix lost to the Minnesota Lynx 101-88 in the first round of the playoffs. She didn't comment on whether she would return at the time and left many fans wondering “if this is it," the exact verbiage the Mercury used to advertise the team's final regular-season home games.
Diana Taurasi and the challenge of saying goodbye and discovering what’s next
Retirement hits athletes in different ways. Some need to mourn. Taurasi is experiencing this in her own unique way.
Diana Taurasi still going through stages of grief following retirement from WNBA
Diana Taurasi, often known for her fiery and relentless behavior on the court, isn’t a fan of showing her deeper emotions off the court. Even after retiring from the Phoenix Mercury following 20 seasons,
Diana Taurasi considers life after basketball. Will she be the next Charles Barkley?
Diana Taurasi was cagey about what’s next, now that she’s retired from the WNBA. “That’s a tough question,” she said at the Mercury’s practice facility near downtown Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. “I really don’t know,
Phoenix Mercury to celebrate Diana Taurasi with the WNBA franchise's highest honor
The Mercury announced Thursday that Taurasi will be inducted into the Mercury Ring of Honor, the franchise's highest honor, next year.
Diana Taurasi still going through stages of grief following retirement
Diana Taurasi, often known for her fiery and relentless behavior on the court, isn’t a fan of showing her deeper emotions off ...
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How Diana Taurasi’s fiery competitive streak ignited a women’s basketball revolution
Diana Taurasi dribbled up the court at Arroyo High School. It was 1999, the summer before her senior year, and the nationally ranked Don Lugo High star was feeling it. She looked over to the ...
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Diana Taurasi’s Personality Was As Iconic As Her Play
Diana Taurasi has never had much use for subtlety. It was obvious what kind of player she would be from the moment she became the No. 1 pick in the 2004 WNBA draft, from the moment she began her ...
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Diana Taurasi by the numbers: Where basketball legend ranks among all-time greats
After 25 years of dominating basketball courts, from college to the WNBA to the Olympics, Diana Taurasi is finally calling it a career. The former UConn star announced her retirement on Tuesday.
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Why did Diana Taurasi retire? WNBA's all-time leading scorer calls it a career after 20 seasons with Mercury
One of the WNBA's all-time greats is headed to retirement. Diana Taurasi, who became the league's all-time leading scorer over her 20 seasons with the Mercury, is calling it quits on her playing ...
Diana Taurasi Candidly Opens Up About Emotions Surrounding Retirement
On Thursday basketball legend Diana Taurasi held her official retirement press conference, a few weeks after making the announcement in TIME magazine. While touching on the various aspects of the ...
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WNBA star Diana Taurasi opens up about retiring after 2-decade career
Taurasi is a three-time WNBA champion. WNBA star Diana Taurasi is officially retiring after two decades. The Phoenix Mercury star said in an interview Wednesday with "Good Morning America" co ...
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Without Diana Taurasi, the Phoenix Mercury turn their sights toward the future
A few hours before Diana Taurasi announced her retirement from the WNBA, the Phoenix Mercury held an event with an eye toward the future. Inside their $100 million practice facility which opened ...
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Sandy Brondello tells The Post what it was like to have ‘front-row seat’ to Diana Taurasi’s greatness
Phoenix Mercury players Cappie Pondexter, left, Diana Taurasi, middle, and Penny Taylor (13), of Australia, celebrate after end of Game 5 in the WNBA basketball finals against the Indiana Fever in ...
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Diana Taurasi, 3-time champion with Phoenix Mercury, retires from WNBA after 20 seasons
Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi announced her retirement on Tuesday, ending a 20-year career in the WNBA that included three WNBA championships and the league's all-time scoring record.