Diana Taurasi and the challenge of saying goodbye and discovering what’s next
As Diana Taurasi recently boarded a flight to New York, her 7-year-old son, Leo, had a question. “Is retirement sad?” he said. In late February, Taurasi, a 20-year veteran of the Phoenix Mercury and widely viewed as one of basketball’s greatest talents and personalities,
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 monumental decision, the 20-year WNBA vet opened up on her emotions and was straightforward: she's sad.
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.
Mercury star Diana Taurasi announces retirement after iconic, 20-year WNBA career
With a flair for heroic plays and her trademark bun hairstyle, Taurasi was voted by fans in 2021 as the WNBA’s Greatest of All Time.
Diana Taurasi 'sad' to walk away from basketball, Phoenix Mercury. What's next?
Diana Taurasi has spent the past two weeks processing her retirement following a legendary 20-year career with the Phoenix Mercury. Her two young children, Leo and Isla, are also wondering what that means.
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 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,
UConn legend Diana Taurasi reflects on legendary 20-year career after announcing WNBA retirement
Days after she officially announced the end of her 20-year professional basketball career, Diana Taurasi had just boarded a flight from Phoenix to New York with her wife Penny Taylor and two children when her 7-year-old son Leo turned to her and asked earnestly,
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Diana Taurasi Lists Out Post Retirement Plan as Geno Auriemma Breaks Silence on WNBA Legend’s Decision
No Paige Bueckers or Azzi Fudd has ever received the kind of praise from their head coach that Diana Taurasi did. The post Diana Taurasi Lists Out Post Retirement Plan as Geno Auriemma Breaks Silence ...
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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 isn't worried about legacy after retirement. She doesn't have to | Opinion
Diana Taurasi’s legacy can be measured in the many titles she won, the many years she played or the many, many, many technical fouls she collected. Just know she won’t spend one second ...
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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 ...
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WNBA icon Diana Taurasi retires after 20 seasons: ‘Just didn’t have it in me’
After a legendary professional basketball career spanning two decades, Diana Taurasi, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer, a six-time Olympic gold medalist and a three-time WNBA champion ...
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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.