Mercury Rookie Celebrates Diana Taurasi With Portrait
Phoenix Mercury rookie Marta Suarez celebrated Diana Taurasi's career by painting a portrait of the WNBA legend ahead of her Ring of Honor ceremony last weekend.
Phoenix Mercury rookie Marta Suarez celebrated Diana Taurasi's career by painting a portrait of the WNBA legend ahead of her Ring of Honor ceremony last weekend.
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- The Mercury will be auctioning Suarez's hand-painted, one-of-a-kind portrait of Taurasi on Saturday after their game against the Atlanta Dream.
- Suarez, who has played 14 games with the Mercury this season, remarked Taurasi has always been one of her basketball idols.
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- She's definitely had a massive impact on my life, whether she knows it or not.
- "I'm very glad that we have it on video because I definitely blacked out, so I don't remember none of that, " Suarez remarked of her interaction with Taurasi.
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Suarez, who has played 14 games with the Mercury this season, remarked Taurasi has always been one of her basketball idols. Suarez had the opportunity to present the portrait to Taurasi, and Taurasi signed the painting.
What I informed her concerning, or what the piece was regarding, was just the fact that Diana Taurasi is one of the first names that residents recognized when they hear women's basketball some years ago, what it was and what it is today. She's definitely had a massive impact on my life, whether she knows it or not.
"I'm very glad that we have it on video because I definitely blacked out, so I don't remember none of that, " Suarez remarked of her interaction with Taurasi. Portrait Will Be Auctioned on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Mercury will be auctioning Suarez's hand-painted, one-of-a-kind portrait of Taurasi on Saturday after their game against the Atlanta Dream. Taurasi's signature on the portrait adds to the painting's value. Taurasi even remarked she may bid on the portrait herself.
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