'One-of-one': Stars congratulate Taurasi on reaching 10K points

Diana Taurasi added to her storied legacy Thursday by surpassing the 10,000-point mark for her WNBA career.

The 41-year-old Phoenix Mercury star reached the milestone early in the third quarter against the Atlanta Dream with a signature 3-point bucket.

In her 19th season, Taurasi is the WNBA's all-time scoring leader as the only player to score 10,000 points, adding to her case for being the league's greatest player of all time.

But she wasn't the only GOAT at Phoenix's Footprint Center for the festivities. The Mercury hosted a pregame petting zoo as a part of the celebration for Taurasi.

Players, fans, friends - all are welcome in our goat petting zoo! pic.twitter.com/iDLNJrnUJO

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 4, 2023

You never know what you're going to get at a Merc game 🐐 pic.twitter.com/DkcyHG5E2d

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 4, 2023

Plenty of praise poured in for her record-setting performance.

Arizona love

— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 4, 2023 — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) August 4, 2023

History has been made🐐 pic.twitter.com/x4c4H84f4e

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 4, 2023 — Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) August 4, 2023

WNBA world

— WNBA (@WNBA) August 4, 2023 — Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) August 4, 2023

10k...that's a lot of buckets.
she's also like 2500 ahead of 2nd place. that's insane.

— Lexie Brown (@Lexiebrown) August 4, 2023

10k and counting! Congrats, Dee!🐐 pic.twitter.com/ZDDoO8Qozz

— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) August 4, 2023

Hoops community

— UConn Women's Basketball (@UConnWBB) August 4, 2023 — Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) August 4, 2023 — USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 4, 2023