This article was originally published on www.si.com/wnba/mercury as Why Mercury Legend Taurasi's Presence Helped Team USA.

Phoenix Mercury legend Diana Taurasi had a big year in 2004, and she helped Team USA accomplish something special.

The USA 5x5 women's basketball team won its eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games almost exactly one year ago. This marked the sixth gold medal that women's basketball icon ...

Diana Taurasi sank countless 3-pointers and executed a bevvy of trick passes during her legendary career with the Phoenix Mercury. But perhaps most impressive was how Taurasi managed to be so ...