Napheesa Collier made a amusing Diana Taurasi retirement joke Sunday after the Lynx outlived the Mercury in a playoff thriller.
I hope you were seeing Game 1 of the Mercury-Lynx playoff match. IT WAS GOOD. Minnesota had a 23-point lead before the Phoenix came STORMING back. Then, a lifetime of pails was traded till Minnesota’s Bridget Carleton knocked the door with a gritty fadeaway 3-point container. It was whatever you hoped playoff basketball would be.
So numerous individuals were HOOPING, consistingof 42-year-old Diana Taurasi, who dropped 21 points on 50 percent shooting. WHEW. But, it appears that was too much for Phee Collier duetothefactthat she jokingly stated throughout a Lynx postgame presser that she hopes Minnesota might sendout Taurasi into retirement. This is what Collier shared with the media:
“It appears like it’s her retirement trip. I puton’t understand. She’s been quite peaceful about it. But, she’s certainly, like I stated, a UConn terrific, a league GOAT.”
“So, I feel lu