When the game ended, the lights dimmed in the seating areas as the spotlight beamed on Taurasi at center court. Before she addressed the crowd, a tribute video for Taurasi played on the screen above. It was the same video that the Mercury social media account posted to X on Thursday afternoon, teasing a potential retirement announcement.

When Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts walked down the sideline to where Diana Taurasi was sitting late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night's 89-70 loss to the Seattle Storm, he had to summon the help of Brittney Griner,

The Mercury’s social media team inadvertently sparked hysteria with a cryptic tweet that suggested Diana Taurasi's retirement may be near.

When Team USA took the court for one last time during the Paris Olympics, they benched Diana Taurasi for the entire game. The post Latest Update on Diana Taurasi's Retirement Rumor Almost Confirms Phoenix Mercury Veteran's Last Dance appeared first on EssentiallySports.