Diana Taurasi was the only athlete to win six Olympic gold medals, in part because longtime antagonist Cheryl Reeve, the Lynx coach and general manager, insisted on putting Taurasi on the 2024 Olympic team instead of celebrated rookie Caitlin Clark.

Diana Taurasi dribbled up the court at Arroyo High School. It was 1999, the summer before her senior year, and the nationally ranked Don Lugo High star was feeling it. She looked over to the opposing bench and right at Bishop Amat coach Richard Wiard.

The University of Connecticut, WNBA and U.S. Olympic star – and Don Lugo High’s own – left quite the legacy and might be the OG of the OGs.

Diana Taurasi's name embodies a relentless pursuit of victory, fierce competitiveness, and unshakeable confidence. For a Latine basketball fan such as myself, Taurasi's career has been nothing short of an inspiration,