Diana Taurasi reaches 10,000 career points: WNBA's all-time leading scorer hits milestone for Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi made WNBA history on Thursday when she became the first player to score 10,000 career points.
Taurasi, 41, reached the milestone with a three-point shot in the third quarter during Mercury's 91-71 home win against Atlanta Dream.
She finished with 42 points to also became the oldest player in WNBA history to produce a 40-point game.
Taurasi, a three-time WNBA champion and two-time WNBA finals Most Valuable Player, ended the night with a total of 10,024 career points.
Taurasi started the game knowing 18 points would take her to the 10,000 mark and scored 10 by half time, before quickly adding a two-point lay-up and a three-pointer to her tally.
On the Mercury's next possession, Taurasi took a pass from Moriah Jefferson and successfully completed the shot to the delight of the crowd.
WNBA's All-Time Scoring List , Top 10 Points Leaders in League History
Taurasi is the first player in WNBA history to score 10,000 career points, a mark that won't be matched for a long time, if ever. She became the all-time scoring champion in 2017 when she passed Tina Thompson, and has been building her lead in that category ever since.
Taurasi also became the oldest player in league history to drop 40 points, and joined Michael Jordan as the only player in NBA or WNBA history to do so after turning 40 years old.
Here's a look at the WNBA's all-time scoring list (active players in bold):
PLAYER POINTS
Diana Taurasi -- 10,024
Tina Thompson -- 7,488
Tamika Catchings -- 7,380
Tina Charles -- 7,115
Candice Dupree -- 6,895
Cappie Pondexter -- 6,811
Sue Bird -- 6,803
DeWanna Bonner -- 6,680
Candace Parker -- 6,574
Katie Smith -- 6,452
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