Just a few weeks after becoming the WNBA’s all-time leader in made 3-pointers, Diana Taurasi has broken another historic record.
With a right-handed layup with just under a minute left in the first half of the Phoenix Mercury’s matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks, Taurasi became the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing Tina Thompson’s career total of 7,488 points.
Taurasi was able to break the scoring record in just 13 seasons, while Thompson scored her 7,488 points in 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.