Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi will miss the remainder of the season with a quadriceps strain.
Taurasi missed the last two games with the injury and the team announced Monday that the WNBA's all-time leading scorer will not be available as the Mercury fight for a 10th straight playoff appearance. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury prepares to shoot a free throw during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on July 28, 2022 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images) A five-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time WNBA champion, Taurasi averaged 16.7 points and 3.9 assists this season, her 17th in the WNBA.
Phoenix signed Yvonne Turner to a hardship contract to fill Taurasi's roster spot. Phoenix has played all season without center Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since Feb.
17 after police at a Moscow airport said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison last week, but U.S.