Taurasi makes it back in time for birth of daughter
Posted October 09, 2021 7:00 am
PHOENIX (AP) - Diana Taurasi made it back home in time to see her wife Penny Taylor give birth to a baby girl - the couple's second child.
Taurasi flew back to Phoenix from Las Vegas immediately after helping the Mercury beat the Aces in Game 5 of their semifinal series. She had 14 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter of the 87-84 win on Friday night.
The league's all-time leading scorer playfully said in a postgame interview to Taylor to 'œhold it in babe'ť.
Taurasi had a plane waiting for her for the short flight and then took a car straight to the hospital to see the birth. Taylor gave birth at 4:24 a.m. local time.
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Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) celebrates with teammates after the Mercury defeated the Las Vegas Aces 87-84 in Game 5 of a WNBA basketball playoff series Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
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