When Mercury star Diana Taurasi came off a screen near the right wing outside the 3-point line early in the third quarter Thursday night, she was sitting at 9,997 career points and starting to heat up. Her mind was thinking about one thing: Shoot the ball.
Nothing was going to stop her from taking a shot the next time the ball came her way.
When teammate Moriah Jefferson hit Taurasi, covered by a double-team, with a pass 28 feet from the basket, Taurasi, in typical fashion, let it fly. She made the 3-pointer with 8:23 left in the third quarter to become the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points. Read More
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