The Phoenix Mercury will honor guard Diana Taurasi and welcome two roster additions when they host the WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.
This will be the first home game for Phoenix (7-5) since Taurasi broke the league’s career scoring record on June 18 in Los Angeles. Already this week, Taurasi had a street outside of Talking Stick Resort Arena named after her, and she threw out the first pitch before an Arizona Diamondbacks game.
Getting a victory on Taurasi Night won’t be easy against the Lynx, who are 11-1 and lead the league with an average of 87.