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
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
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
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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.