Diana Taurasi, a three-time WNBA champion and the league's all-time leading scorer, will miss the remainder of the regular season with a quad strain, the Phoenix Mercury announced Monday, as the team fights to clinch a playoff berth in the final week.
Regarding the possibility of Taurasi returning for a potential playoff run, a Mercury spokesperson said, «She is out for the remainder of the regular season and will provide more info if/when we do make the playoffs.» The team also said Taurasi would be made available to media sometime this week.
Yvonne «Vonnie» Turner has been signed to a hardship contract to fill Taurasi's roster spot. Taurasi's 16.7 points and 3.9 assists per game were second-best on the squad behind Skylar Diggins-Smith's 19.7 and 5.5.
The former three-time UConn champion and five-time Olympic gold medalist last played on Aug. 2, where she suffered the injury playing 11 minutes in a loss to Connecticut.