10 funniest Diana Taurasi memes to commemorate WNBA players' career as she officially retires

Diana Taurasi broke the news of her retirement to the Time Magazine. In two decades, her career has been marked with notable milestones like six Olympic gold medals, WNBA all-time leading score earner, and three WNBA championship victories. She revealed:

I just didn’t have it in me, that was pretty much when I knew it was time to walk away.”

The world did not see Tausari's retirement coming—at least not this year. Renowned names in the basketball landscape, like JuJu Watkins, commented on the news, referring to Diana Tausari's legacy with One of the Greatest.

As the news reached the Internet, social media users knew what they had to do- commemorate the sports icon with memes!

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10 memes to commemorate Diana Taurasi's retirement

A New Day in Women's Basketball (via SheKnowsSports/ X)

Diana Taurasi is, regardedly, one of the most popular names in the History of Women's Basketball. The fan had listed the golden personalities. Truly an emotional breakthrough, right?

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April Fool's Joke (via love_wbb/ X)

Pre-planning an April Fool's prank isn't new. However, based on the reports, the retirement news seems to be more than just a prank. Maybe denial is not just a river in Egypt but a coping mechanism.

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Retirement tour (via TheBenDanielPod/ X)

I felt like 20 years of opposing arenas was enough ~ Diana Taurasi told the press when asked about the retirement tour.

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A random Tuesday (via love_wbb/ X)

It was just another regular weekday when the world set off on their respective chores unless Taurasi dropped the news. Maybe it's time to process?

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Someone hold (via LaNaquiuAGNO/ X)

2025 is a hub for unexpected updates and news, however, this didn't fail to mess with the audience's emotions. Fans are not ready for it!

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Not today or ever? (via uhlexiswarren/ X)

Fans were spotted being emotional as soon as the news reached X. As many were preparing to witness another milestone, Taurasi had other plans.

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What did we wake up to? (via nikassunnies/ X)

Imagine logging into your socials and the first update on your feed is about your favorite WNBA player retiring!

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When they heard about the retirement (via oliviajanik/ X)

A fan responded with a picture of the door which was allegedly broken by Taurasi after the team lost to the Chicago Sky.

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Have to say something (via espnw/ Instagram)

Diana Taurasi's response to the reporter might be an introvert's big-time relate.

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End of an era (via ShenaeCurry/ X)

Maybe good things are meant to come to an end, isn't it?

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Sparking hope for a new dawn in the WNBA, Diana Taurasi optimistically added,

"My scoring record, or the six gold medals, someone’s going to come around that has the same hunger, the same addiction to basketball, and put those records in a different way, a different name."