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.

It’s well known that Diana Taurasi could be playing her last WNBA regular season game tonight. The Phoenix Mercury social media admins have certainly hinted at the possibility, spearheading an “If this is it” campaign and posting a tribute video to her earlier on Thursday.

Diana Taurasi’s Phoenix Mercury teammates wore her No. 3 jersey for introductions, a nod to the possibility this was the final home game in the 20-year career of the player widely considered the greatest women’s player of all-time.