Revisiting Diana Taurasi’s Official Retirement

After 20 seasons in the WNBA, February 25 saw guard Diana taurasi announce her retirement. Take a read into some of the accomplsihments she had in her career and how she became one of the greatest WNBA stars of all-time. (Credit:ClutchPoints)

The WNBA is taking a new step forward and I have been covering the league for the past six months and it has been a blessing to see the resurrection of women’s sports. But also to witness guard Diana Taurasi officially retiring from basketball brought a small tear to my eye. This woman has been one of the greatest players in the history of the league and she will surely be missed.

Taurasi had been in the league for 20 WNBA seasons and she has built quite the accolades and accomplishments. She was the first overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft and spent her entire career with the Phoenix Mercury. Through the ups and downs, she has been with the franchise and has helped them win the WNBA title in 2007, 2009, and 2014. She is an eleven time All-Star, ten time All-WNBA First team, and led the league in scoring five times. She won WNBA Rookie of the Year in her first season and has helped elevate the game over the course of her career. Nicknamed “the White Mamba”, due to her tough mentality, she has been sensational. Taurasi has been on the 10th, 20th, and 25th anniversary teams for the league and is currently the WNBA’s all time leading scorer. Not to mention that she has won six Olympic gold medals for Team USA. She will no doubt be in the Hall of Fame.

On February 25, she announced that she was retiring and just having the ability to watch…