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Diana Taurasi Had Blunt Four-Word Message About Facing Caitlin Clark for First Time

Andy Nesbitt

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) holds her fingers after a foul during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) holds her fingers after a foul during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, June 2, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix. / Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY
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WNBA legend Diana Taurasi hasn't been shy about sharing her feelings on Caitlin Clark, who has been under the biggest of microscopes thus far in her rookie season with the Indiana Fever.

This Sunday the two will face each other for the first time when the Phoenix Mercury host Clark and the Fever in what should be a fun game in the desert at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Taurasi, who will be playing on her sixth Olympic team later this summer in Paris, was asked this week about her feelings of going against Clark for the first time. She didn't have a lot to say, but the way she delivered this four-word message sure seemed like she can't wait to take on the rookie.

"Yeah, it'll be fun," she said.

Get your popcorn ready.

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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