Diana Taurasi became the WNBA's career scorer leader, passing Tina Thompson's mark of 7,488 on Sunday against Los Angeles.
Taurasi needed 14 points coming into the game, and broke Thompson's record late in the first half on a layup with the Phoenix Mercury trailing big.
The bucket that made Diana Taurasi the all-time leading scorer in #WNBA history.
Congrats @DianaTaurasi! #WatchMeWork pic.twitter.com/Ow5ubFLEmH
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 18, 2017
Diana Taurasi on becoming the WNBA's all-time leading scorer! #WatchMeWork pic.twitter.com/Jle6PB63Yo
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 18, 2017
The game was stopped and the crowd, which included former Lakers star Kobe Bryant, gave Taurasi a warm ovation. It only took the Mercury's star 13 seasons to become the league's top scorer. Thompson needed 17 seasons to achieve her total.
Game recognize game: Kobe on what he respects about Diana Taurasi's career after she breaks the WNBA's all-time scoring record pic.twitter.com/BxARGq8nVD
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 18, 2017
Witnessing history on Father's Day!#WatchMeWork » https://t.co/O9vOATQ06V pic.twitter.com/qJKooLfqJE
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 18, 2017
The accolades for Taurasi came pouring in from social media, including from Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald and NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant.
.@KingJames salutes @DianaTaurasi for becoming the @WNBA's all-time leading scorer in history. #Respect pic.twitter.com/QnVpJj0PkA
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) June 18, 2017
Yep, DT gets buckets. Any way you want em
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 18, 2017
Congrats to the GOAT! Diana Taurasi has become the all-time leading scorer in @WNBA history! pic.twitter.com/J9glIi5zVe
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) June 18, 2017
Big congrats to the incomparable @DianaTaurasi, who became the @WNBA's all-time leading scorer today! #GOAT pic.twitter.com/crdxsEW3uz
— UConn Women's Hoops (@UConnWBB) June 18, 2017
.@LarryFitzgerald w message to new @WNBA scoring leader @DianaTaurasi - both came to AZ as 1st Rd picks in 2004 & have remained since. pic.twitter.com/zlJX9C8Fmu
— Mark Dalton (@CardsMarkD) June 18, 2017
Congrats coming in for the GOAT from @WWE's @MojoRawleyWWE and @HEELZiggler! pic.twitter.com/73wJkgTBWR
— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) June 18, 2017
