The late, great Kobe Bryant believed that Diana Taurasi and two other WNBA players could've competed in the NBA ...

After two decades as a pro and as one of the most decorated women in basketball, Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi announced ... MORE: Kobe Bryant's daughter Natalia bares back in beautiful ...

Kobe Bryant's daughter, Natalia Bryant, honors Diana Taurasi on Instagram after the WNBA legend retired from basketball. [photo: @nataliabryant/IG, @wnba/IG] Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Natalia ...

Vanessa Bryant ... from ESPN to Diana Taurasi on Tuesday after it was announced that the WNBA superstar is retiring from basketball. Taurasi grew up a Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant fan ...

Retirement hits athletes in different ways. Some need to mourn. Taurasi is experiencing this in her own unique way.

“I played with Diana Taurasi. That woman hooped and prepared the same way as Kobe [Bryant] did. She’s a nutcase. And if you don’t meet her standards, she’s in your a** the same as Kobe.