Why are we clapping for Sue Bird, dammit?' Will someone boo her please? But on Friday afternoon, as she sat in her room at the Hotel Palomar across the street from the arena, a show on ESPN discussed her and Taurasi. In the semi-finals, the Mercury would face the championship defending Minnesota Lynx in the best-of-5 series and would be swept 3 games to 0. In May 2017, Taurasi signed a multi-year contract extension with the Mercury. [41] The Mercury finished off the season 2014 with the number 5 seed in the league. The Mercury finished 3rd in the western conference with a 1915. [61] Taurasi has also earned a bronze medal as a member of the 2001 U.S. junior World Championship team,[62] and a gold medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Women's junior World Championship qualifying team. Except it was better. There's a chance Bird and Taurasi could see each other again in the playoffs, especially after Phoenix jumped into the eighth and final playoff spot with its win Friday. PHOENIX - The three-time WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury today re-signed the face of the franchise and the Greatest of All-Time, Diana Taurasi, to a multi-year contract, the team announced. Taurasi has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2004), three WNBA championships (2007, 2009, and 2014), a historic five Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020),[3] one WNBA Most Valuable Player Award (2009), two WNBA Finals MVP Awards (2009 and 2014), five scoring titles (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011), and three FIBA World Cups (2010, 2014, and 2018). She had to sit out the rest of the season with a strained left hip flexor. Down 20, the Mercury came back to tie up the series 22. Search for birth, death, marriage, divorce, US Census, and military records. Taurasi was an unrestricted free agent, but it was expected that she'd go back to Phoenix. The presence or absence of records for any individual is not a guarantee of any kind. Looking back is something Bird does, just not publicly. Taurasi, a 40-year-old guard, is the WNBA's all-time leading . Why are we clapping for Sue Bird, dammit?' But also not letting it overcome me in a way that's going to take me out of the game.". She holds the franchise record in 16 categories and with 9,693 points in her career should go over the 10,000-point mark next season if she stays healthy. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. This one was warranted, though. The twenty WNBA players, plus collegiate player (Brittney Griner), were selected by the USA Basketball women's national team plater selection committee to compete for the final roster which represented the US at the 2012 Olympics in London. The Mercury would finish with an 1816 record as the fifth seed in the league. 46 wasn't all that different from the first 45. For questions about programming, membership or anything else about KJZZ, please visit kjzz.org/contact. Counts may not reflect the number of records that will appear in search results. When you get to my age at this point in my career, you just try to win every day. Right now this is a good opportunity to be part of this team moving forward well see what happens.. The Euroleague tournament ended in the quarter-finals, where Dynamo was eliminated by former champions CSKA Samara. The Cirrus pendant lamps gentle curves are reminiscent of sand dunes, and the West Elm x PBK Modern Icon Mobile calls to mind an art installation in the desert. [66], Taurasi was invited to the USA Basketball women's national team training camp in the fall of 2009. Diana Taurasi has re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury, agreeing to a multiyear contract, the team announced Saturday. The Mercury's Diana Taurasi admitted "throughout the whole offseason, I would let my mind wander. However, she mainly plays guard. During a pregame ceremony that included a video tribute, Taurasi presented Bird with a pair of custom Jordan 1s that honor Bird and her career.