News about Diana Taurasi

Earlier this month, Taurasi, who's set to enter her 20th WNBA season with the Phoenix Mercury, warned Clark that she would face her fair share of struggles on her and Sue Bird's talk show on ESPN. 'Reality is coming,' she said on April 6, nine days before the WNBA Draft took place in Brooklyn. 'There's levels to things. That's just life. We all went through it. You look superhuman playing against some 18-year-olds, but you're gonna come play with some grown women that have been playing basketball for a long time -- not saying that's not gonna translate.'

Caitlin Clark hasn't played a minute of professional basketball yet, but she's already 'one of the best basketball players in the world' according to WNBA legend Lisa Leslie. Clark, the presumptive No. 1 pick in this month's WNBA Draft, dominated the college ranks while at Iowa, becoming the all-time leading scorer in Division 1 (men's and women's) and leading her team to consecutive national championship appearances. And while other former greats like Diana Taurasi are skeptical that Clark will transition seamlessly to the WNBA, Leslie thinks she's ready to be a star already. 

Iowa may have dropped out on the national championship for the second year in a row, but superstar Caitlin Clark nevertheless managed to put an end to her collegiate career. In the first quarter of the Hawkeyes' national championship game against South Carolina, the Hawkeyes erupted. Clark scored 18 points in the first ten minutes of her last game in an Iowa jersey for Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, and a close match against Gamecocks' Kamilla Cardoso in the final minute helped her smash a record, according to Sports Illustrated.

Caitlin Clark has dominated women's college basketball for four seasons, but Diana Taurasi says the Iowa star will face a 'transition period' in the pros. Clark, who has the Hawkeyes to compete in the national championship game for the second year in a row, is the two-time reigning AP women's Player of the Year, the all-time leading scorer in Division 1 (men's or women's) and the presumed No. 10. In the forthcoming WNBA Draft, there is a 1 pick. Nonetheless, Taurasi - a UConn and pro-democracy - believes Clark will struggle in the WNBA for the first time.

Caitlin Clark set new records in Iowa's Elite 8 win over LSU on Monday, defeating Diana Taurasi for the most 3-pointers made in the women's NCAA tournament during a 41-point masterclass. Iowa defeated 94-87 to advance to the Final Four after Clark, who was tied for the game with former UConn star 61 in March Madness, sank nine-of-20 treys. Clark also passed Pete Maravich to become the NCAA's all-time leading scorer earlier this season.

On the Christmas episode of the Bird and Taurisi Show on Monday, Jason Sudeikis was the special guest. Hannah Waddingham, the actor, 48, who appeared at a benefit concert with Ted Lasso co-star Hannah Waddingham, looked very festive in green with a red and white Santa hat. 'Lucky I had this Buddy the Elf onesie sittin' about,' he told former pro basketball players Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi.'

Diana Taurasi made WNBA history on Thursday night when she scored her 10,000th career point on Thursday night. In the third quarter against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night, the Phoenix Mercury star became the first WNBA player to score 10,000 points, with 8:23 remaining. However, the 41-year-old's isn't the only basketball celebrity in the family, as she married former WNBA player Penny Taylor. But who is Taylor?How long have they been together?And do they have children? All the answers are listed below, according to DailyMail.com.

Diana Taurasi made WNBA history by defeating the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night at 10,000 feet. Taurasi was the first WNBA player to score 10,000 points in the third quarter against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night, with 8:23 remaining. The 41-year-old was given a pass and the gun was off her fingertips in a flash. It was a 3-pointer that splashed across the net like it had so many times during her career.

Iowa's dramatic win over South Carolina is now the most watched college women's basketball semifinal of all time, with 6.6 million viewers tuning in for Caitlin's Clark's 41-point results. According to Front Office Sports, the Hawkeyes' 77-73 victory over the defending national champions averaged 5.5 million viewers. That's an astounding 72% increase from last year. What's more, is that the 2012 Final Four matchup, which was deemed the most watched women's semifinal ever, was also blown past the 3.76 million viewers who saw Baylor beat Stanford in the 2012 Final Four matchup, which was also the most watched women's semifinal ever up until now.

The WNBA's all-time leading scorer is sticking with the team that drafted her first overall in 2004. Diana Taurasi has rejoined the Phoenix Mercury, committing to a multi-year deal, according to the team's announcement on Saturday. 'Diana Taurasi works in a Mercury uniform, and we are grateful for her continued faith she displays in our company year after year,' Mercury general manager Jim Pitman said.

The top WNBA players have decided to move their attention elsewhere this offseason due to Brittney Griner's widely reported legal troubles in Russia and the country's invasion of Ukraine. WNBA players have spent decades in Russia during the offseason to subsidize their salaries, often in excess of $1 million. All of this has come to an end.

Diana Taurasi, the Phoenix Mercury's three-time all star, will miss the remainder of the season due to a quad strain. Taurasi, the league's all time scorer, has a score of 16.7 points and 3.9 assists per game.