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Diana Taurasi has hit one other milestone in her already-Corridor-of-Popularity profession.
The Phoenix Mercury megastar modified into the key participant in WNBA historical previous to surpass 10,000 profession choices when she dropped 42 on the Atlanta Dream in Thursday’s 91-71 in discovering.
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“It was as soon as a frigid evening,” she said after the game. “That you just might not luxuriate in wrote this any better, for our followers and for our city.”
Taurasi is the eighth participant to ranking a minimum of 40 choices in a sport this season. It’s her very most realistic-scoring sport since putting up 44 choices in opposition to the Seattle Storm on July 14, 2010.
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The ten-time All-Megastar has been the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer since June 18, 2017. Her 10,024 choices after Thursday’s sport moved her 2,536 choices earlier than second-location Tina Thompson (7,488).
For standpoint, the gap between Taurasi and Thompson is set linked to the gap between Thompson and Maya Moore in 24th location (4,984 profession choices).
Even if she is the oldest participant in the league this season, having modified into 41 on June 11, Taurasi is showing no signs of slowing down. She’s averaging her most choices per sport (17.4) since 2020 and ranks ninth in assists per sport (4.9).
Taurasi’s narrative-breaking efficiency also helped the Mercury conclude a four-sport shedding lumber. The group’s 91 choices marked their third-very most realistic single-sport whole of the season.
