WNBA MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier turned some heads with a comment about Mercury legend Diana Taurasi.
Then Collier seemed to take that runner-up finish personally, as she went absolutely ballistic during the Lynx's playoff game against the Phoenix Mercury Sunday afternoon. In Minnesota's 102-95 win, Collier produced 38 points while also adding 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
And Collier didn't stop making waves there. During her postgame press conference, Collier made a comment about Mercury and WNBA legend Diana Taurasi that turned some heads.after this season — Collier said, "It seems like it's her retirement tour, I don't know. She has been pretty quiet about it. She is obviously a UConn great, a league GOAT.
If Wednesday does end up being the end of Taurasi's iconic WNBA career, the women's basketball community will surely be showing her a ton of love and respect.Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco , where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years.
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