# @nbatopshot on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcH28rOMDEc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69088358-nbatopshot-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9046ee5f11.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T01:29:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBA Top Shot (@nbatopshot) — https://gondola.cc/nbatopshot

## Caption

Only on Top Shot can you collect the true bookends of an iconic career. From a 60-footer in her 2004 WNBA debut to the final bucket of her storied career in the 2024 WNBA Playoffs, it's all on Top Shot. Tonight, Diana Taurasi's iconic #3 goes into the rafters, and this is the last bucket she ever scored on September 25, 2024. Phoenix was down double digits late to Minnesota in Game 2 of the first round. Taurasi ran a pick-and-roll to force the switch she wanted, found Natisha Hiedeman on the other end with four inches of height to work with, and migrated to the low block. The entry pass came in, she turned over her shoulder, and the hook dropped through with the ease of a drill she'd run ten thousand times, because it was. Taurasi made the retirement official the following February. A road playoff crowd in Minnesota stood for her that night regardless, which tells you what she meant to the league. She was one game removed from becoming the first player in WNBA history past 40 to log 20-plus points, and she still finished with 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal. The all-time leading scorer in league history walked off as the No. 1 bucket-getter in postseason history too. #wnba #dianataurasi #phoenixmercury #collectibles

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,975
- **Likes:** 91
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## Tags

phoenixmercury, 3, dianataurasi, wnba, collectibles

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