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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    Women's basketball great Diana Taurasi has retired

    Women's basketball great Diana Taurasi has retired


    The six-time Olympic gold medallist is exiting the sport after a 20-year career.

    The 42-year-old is the all-time leading scorer in W-NBA history with 10,646 regular season points.

    She won three W-NBA titles with the Phoenix Mercury, who drafted her with the number one pick in 2004.

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