In an exclusive interview with Us, WNBA veteran Diana Taurasi said critics of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and the rest of the WNBA rookie class need to put down their pitchforks
While celebrating her historic 20th season in the WNBA, Diana Taurasi is busy looking out for the league’s next generation of superstars.
“Transition periods don’t escape anyone,” Taurasi said. “That is something we all have to go through. Sometimes you find a way to get through that your first year, sometimes it takes you two years, sometimes it takes you three years. Sometimes it takes you two years to go overseas and really hone your craft and be very confident in what you can do.”
The Phoenix Mercury star also acknowledged the other side of the coin, arguing sometimes “the praise and the critical jabs, they’re just too extreme.”Taurasi further contended that much of the venom being spewed in the direction of Clark, Angel Reese, Cameron Brink and other first-year players is from male journalists who are just starting to open their eyes to women’s basketball.
On the personal side of things, Taurasi is opening up about her battle with moderate-to-severe eczema for the first time.
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