Diana Taurasi's Phoenix Mercury teammates wore her No. 3 jersey for introductions, a nod to the possibility this was the final home game in the 20-year career of the player widely considered the greatest women's player of all-time.
If this was her last game, Taurasi didn't act like it.
Despite a deafening roar during player introductions, Taurasi treated Thursday night's game against Seattle like any other, slapping hands with her teammates before trotting onto the floor.
Taurasi has been coy about retirement, remaining noncommittal while hinting it might be right around the corner.
The Mercury have stoked the retirement talk embers on social media with a post last week that said " If this is it " and another early Thursday that included the reading of a letter by her wife, former Mercury player Penny Taylor.
