Diana Taurasi stands with hands on hips
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi is competing in her 20th WNBA season. (Photo Credit: Domenic Allegra | The Next)

There’s longevity in basketball. And then, on another level, there’s what WNBA veteran Diana Taurasi is doing.

“I could have never imagined playing for 20 years,” Taurasi told reporters Friday. “This league is hard. For a long time we played year round — [it] takes a toll on you physically and mentally. But thinking back on it — 20 years and all of them here in Phoenix, that feels really good.”


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Aya Abdeen has been a contributing writer for The Next since December 2022. She is also a WNBA and NCAA Women's Basketball writer for BallisLife, ASU Women's Basketball reporter for Devils in Detail, and...