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Diana Taurasi passes Tina Thompson to become WNBA's all-time scoring leader

History was made in the WNBA on Sunday, as Diana Taurasi became the league's all-time scoring leader.

The Phoenix Mercury guard scored 14 points against the Los Angeles Sparks to pass Tina Thompson on the scoring charts.

Taurasi needed less than 13 full seasons to score the 7,489 points; Thompson's 7,488 points came over 17 seasons.

"Congratulations to Diana on becoming the WNBA's all-time leading scorer. I am excited that it is Diana and it is my absolute pleasure to pass the torch on to her," Thompson said in a statement. "Diana is one of the best players to ever play the game and definitely one of my favorites.