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Diana Taurasi added to her storied legacy Thursday by surpassing the ten,000-point mark for her WNBA profession.

The 41-year-old Phoenix Mercury star reached the milestone early within the third quarter in opposition to the Atlanta Dream with a signature 3-point bucket.

In her nineteenth season, Taurasi is the WNBA’s all-time scoring chief as the one participant to attain 10,000 factors, including to her case for being the league’s best participant of all time.

However she wasn’t the one GOAT at Phoenix’s Footprint Heart for the festivities. The Mercury hosted a pregame petting zoo as part of the celebration for Taurasi.

Gamers, followers, pals – all are welcome in our goat petting zoo! pic.twitter.com/iDLNJrnUJO

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 4, 2023

You by no means know what you are going to get at a Merc recreation 🐐 pic.twitter.com/DkcyHG5E2d

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 4, 2023

Loads of reward poured in for her record-setting efficiency.

Arizona love

Unmatched. Unmatched. Unprecedented.

Diana Taurasi turns into the primary @wnba participant to succeed in 10,000 factors! pic.twitter.com/AbTf8tKt0S

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 4, 2023

THE G.O.A.T. 🐐

Congrats, Dee, on 10K! pic.twitter.com/ah4VsLxYFe

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) August 4, 2023

Historical past has been made🐐 pic.twitter.com/x4c4H84f4e

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 4, 2023

DIANA TAURASI 🐐

Congrats to DT on hitting 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 profession factors! #AllAZ pic.twitter.com/KJUKEkuexM

— Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) August 4, 2023

WNBA world

🌟 10K CAREER POINTS 🌟

The #WNBA All-Time Main Scorer @DianaTaurasi turns into the primary participant in WNBA Historical past to succeed in 10,000 profession factors!

Congrats, DT 🧡#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/XW13Zwzewl

— WNBA (@WNBA) August 4, 2023

Of all the ten,000 factors, why did we now have to play DT when she scored it?! 😩 congrats to the UConn legend Diana Taurasi on Greatness 🥳 #BleedBlue

— Renee Montgomery (@ReneeMontgomery) August 4, 2023

And nonetheless extra to return 😏 https://t.co/rhHWYDxjRW

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 4, 2023

10,000 and counting!

Congrats, @DianaTaurasi! pic.twitter.com/rpuFO4cKSM

— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) August 4, 2023

10k…that is a variety of buckets.
she’s additionally like 2500 forward of 2nd place. that is insane.

— Lexie Brown (@Lexiebrown) August 4, 2023

10k and counting! Congrats, Dee!🐐 pic.twitter.com/ZDDoO8Qozz

— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) August 4, 2023

Hoops neighborhood

Considered one of One 🐐

Diana Taurasi is the first-ever WNBA participant to succeed in 10,000 profession factors! pic.twitter.com/HdlFqkcvH4

— UConn Ladies’s Basketball (@UConnWBB) August 4, 2023

3 WNBA Titles, 2 Finals MVPs, 5 gold medals, 10 All-Star choices, 4-time Feminine Athlete of The 12 months, and now we add a brand new accolade to the record – 10,000 profession factors.

The legend @dianataurasi is the embodiment of dedication, ardour and love for the sport.

Congratulations… pic.twitter.com/9CccK97npw

— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) August 4, 2023

The best scorer in @WNBA historical past stands alone at 10,000 profession factors.

Congrats 🐐 @DianaTaurasi! 🇺🇸 #USABfamily pic.twitter.com/Vb2GJho4nq

— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 4, 2023