Diana Taurasi becomes first WNBA player to reach 9,000 points

Add another record to Diana Taurasi’s long list of WNBA accolades.

Diana Taurasi:

—ROY
—MVP
—1x assists leader
—2× Finals MVP
—3× NCAA 🏆
—3× WNBA 🏆
—4x 🏅
—5× scoring 🏆
—6× Euroleague 🏆
—9× All-Star
—10× First Team
—WNBA all-time scoring leader
—deals: Nike, BodyArmor

…and now the first in #WNBA history to reach 9,000 career points. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/caslVFMxVg

— Boardroom (@boardroom) June 28, 2021

In her first game back from injury, the three-time WNBA champion and all-time scoring leader became the first player in WNBA history to reach 9,000 points in the Phoenix Mercury’s 88-79 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday.

Taurasi hit it on an and-one to tie the game in the second quarter.

🐐🐐🐐 https://t.co/pSg2AlPB0Y

— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) June 28, 2021

She finished the game with 25 points, four rebounds and three assists to help the Mercury to a 7-7 record. 

The Mercury next play the Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.