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Diana Taurasi ripped the Las Vegas Aces’ hearts to go to the WNBA Finals and fans completely lost it

Diana Taurasi just keeps being incredible

Look. There are many credible arguments you can make for a handful of professional athletes that might qualify them for being the greatest ever in their leagues and in their sports. The same goes for the WNBA — there are plenty of GOAT candidates there.

But, uh, there aren’t many with more compelling resumes than Diana Taurasi. And the thing is, at 39-years-old, she is still adding to her resume.

The way she completely ended the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night in the WNBA Semifinals is absolutely one of the greatest plays we’ve seen in recent sports memory. She just obliterated them to put the Mercury in the Finals.

First, Taurasi swatted 6-8 Liz Cambage’s shot on one end — keep in mind she’s only 6 feet tall herself. Then, she splashed a 3 to give the Mercury a decisive lead.

It was absolute madness.

WNBA Twitter absolutely lost it after this.

A’ja Wilson was completely overcome by emotion after losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Mercury

Wow this is just so painful.

Professional athletes are hyper-competitive. They have to be so they’re able to play at the highest possible level every day.

There’s lots of work that goes into being a pro. It’s the training. It’s the workouts. It’s the treatment. It’s preparing yourself mentally. Athletes pour all of their time into those things to accomplish one goal and that goal is winning a championship.

When they can’t accomplish it? It hurts. But especially so when you’re so close to getting it done.

We saw that pain come out in A’ja Wilson on Friday after the Las Vegas Aces lost a heartbreaking game to the Phoenix Mercury.

And it wasn’t just any game — this was game 5 of the Semifinals. This was the Aces chance to get back into the WNBA Finals and potentially win a championship. It felt like it was their time.

It wasn’t. The Mercury won after a block and a game winner from Diana Taurasi. It was incredible. It was also very sudden and, I imagine, very painful for the Aces.

It wasn’t just the loss — it was the fashion they lost in. Afterward, Wilson was completely overcome by emotion at the end of the game and collapsed on the court in tears.

That is so heartbreaking. It gets even worse when you realize the journey the Aces have been on to get to this point.

The Aces have been right at the cusp for three years straight. They lost to the Mystics in the 2019 WNBA Semifinals, they lost to the Storm in the 2020 WNBA Finals and, now, the Mercury in the 2021 semis.

Getting to this point is so hard. And it feels like the Aces’ time is coming but it just hasn’t come yet.

When will it? We have no idea. But these are the moments that make great players. And judging by Wilson’s response here, she’ll do everything in her power to get her team over the hump.

They’ll be back.

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