Sports Diana Taurasi returns from injury, becomes first player in WNBA history to score 9,000 career points June 27, 2021 Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic Comments Off on Diana Taurasi returns from injury, becomes first player in WNBA history to score 9,000 career points Diana Taurasi, playing for the first time since May 21 due to a sternum fracture, surpassed 9,000 career points in the Mercury's win over the Sparks.