Taurasi married ex-teammate Taylor on Saturday - the day before the team kicked off the new season against the Dallas Wings
She admitted the timing of the game 'wasn't ideal, but that's life' adding 'it's going to be one of those days we'll remember for the rest of our lives'
Taurasi, whose expected to become the WNBA career scoring leader this season, said it was 'one of the happiest days we've ever had'
Taylor, who was previously married to male, Brazilian volleyball player, retired from playing last year and is now the team's director of player development
Couple say their relationship wasn't secret but they didn't want it to be an 'issue'
WNBA star Diana Taurasi tied the knot with her former Phoenix Mercury teammate and current boss Penny Taylor this weekend.
The couple said their 'I dos' on Saturday and less than 24 hours later they were back on the court as the Mercury's kicked off the new season.
'Just an amazing day, one of the happiest days we've ever had. It would have been nice to follow it up with a win, but we're just really happy,' Taurasi told AZ Central, referencing the team's 68-58 loss to the Dallas Wings.
WNBA star Diana Taurasi (right) tied the knot with her former Phoenix Mercury teammate and current boss Penny Taylor (left) this weekend
Taurasi (center) and Taylor (right, in 2009 after defeating the Indiana Fever in Game Five of the WNBA Finals in Phoenix, Arizona) have been planning the wedding for the past year
Taurasi and Taylor won three WNBA championships with the Mercury's, before Taylor retired to become the team's director of player development last year.
Taylor, who was previously married to male, Brazilian volleyball player Rodrigo Rodriguez-Gil, added that Saturday was 'a beautiful day and everything we hoped it would be. We had all our favorite people in the world from all over the world there.
'It was the perfect timing and real celebration of everything we've been through and how we've been professionals and supportive of each other through some really tough years and challenging careers.'
Taurasi, 34, is one of the biggest stars of WNBA, taking three titles with the Mercury's and winning four Olympic gold medals.
The couple said their 'I dos' on Saturday and less than 24 hours later they were back on the court as the Mercury's kicked off their new season (Taurasi, left, and Taylor during the WNBA game against the Los Angeles Sparks in July, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona)
She is expected to become the WNBA career scoring leader this season.
Australian star Taylor, 36, announced she was retiring from playing last year saying she wanted to step down 'when I'm still good.
'I want to make that decision and still want to be wanted,' she said last year.
Taurasi and Taylor won three WNBA championships with the Mercury's, before Taylor retired to become the team's director of player development last year (at the Mercury's vs Sparks game at US Airways Center on September 3, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona)
The 36-year-old helped lead the Mercury's to those WNBA titles and guided Australia to a world championship in 2006. But one thing that's missing from her impressive basketball resume is an Olympic gold medal. She was the MVP of the 2006 world championship in Brazil.
Taylor was selected 11th in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Cleveland Rockers and picked up by the Mercury's after the Rockers folded in 2003. She averaged 13.3 points in her 13-year WNBA career.
Taurasi said at the time, that her now wife was like the 'Mount Rushmore of basketball' and trailblazer for other Australians to be able to play in Europe. Taylor has since become the Mercury's director of player development.
The couple, who are both quite private people, say their relationship had never been a secret, but 'we just didn't want that to be an issue ever.'
'We knew when we walked through those doors, it was time to put work in and be
Taylor, who was previously married to male, Brazilian volleyball player Rodrigo Rodriguez-Gil, added that Saturday was 'a beautiful day and everything we hoped it would be' (pictured during an exhibition basketball game, July 29, 2016, in Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Their wedding has been on the cards for the past year and Taurasi admits she had been a little disappointed to learn the Mercury's first game had been set less than 24 hours later.
'That wasn't ideal, but that's life. It's going to be one of those days we'll remember for the rest of our lives,' she said.
'It was one of the times where all our families were together, all the people we love and care for in the city that we met and evolved as teammates and wives now. It's been pretty cool,' added her wife.
This is not the first WNBA marriage, after players Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson tied the knot in 2015.
However, their's was a brief union, lasting just 28 days before they split.
She admitted the timing of the game 'wasn't ideal, but that's life' adding 'it's going to be one of those days we'll remember for the rest of our lives'
Taurasi, whose expected to become the WNBA career scoring leader this season, said it was 'one of the happiest days we've ever had'
Taylor, who was previously married to male, Brazilian volleyball player, retired from playing last year and is now the team's director of player development
Couple say their relationship wasn't secret but they didn't want it to be an 'issue'
WNBA star Diana Taurasi tied the knot with her former Phoenix Mercury teammate and current boss Penny Taylor this weekend.
The couple said their 'I dos' on Saturday and less than 24 hours later they were back on the court as the Mercury's kicked off the new season.
'Just an amazing day, one of the happiest days we've ever had. It would have been nice to follow it up with a win, but we're just really happy,' Taurasi told AZ Central, referencing the team's 68-58 loss to the Dallas Wings.
Taurasi (center) and Taylor (right, in 2009 after defeating the Indiana Fever in Game Five of the WNBA Finals in Phoenix, Arizona) have been planning the wedding for the past year
Taurasi and Taylor won three WNBA championships with the Mercury's, before Taylor retired to become the team's director of player development last year.
Taylor, who was previously married to male, Brazilian volleyball player Rodrigo Rodriguez-Gil, added that Saturday was 'a beautiful day and everything we hoped it would be. We had all our favorite people in the world from all over the world there.
'It was the perfect timing and real celebration of everything we've been through and how we've been professionals and supportive of each other through some really tough years and challenging careers.'
Taurasi, 34, is one of the biggest stars of WNBA, taking three titles with the Mercury's and winning four Olympic gold medals.
The couple said their 'I dos' on Saturday and less than 24 hours later they were back on the court as the Mercury's kicked off their new season (Taurasi, left, and Taylor during the WNBA game against the Los Angeles Sparks in July, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona)
She is expected to become the WNBA career scoring leader this season.
Australian star Taylor, 36, announced she was retiring from playing last year saying she wanted to step down 'when I'm still good.
'I want to make that decision and still want to be wanted,' she said last year.
Taurasi and Taylor won three WNBA championships with the Mercury's, before Taylor retired to become the team's director of player development last year (at the Mercury's vs Sparks game at US Airways Center on September 3, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona)
The 36-year-old helped lead the Mercury's to those WNBA titles and guided Australia to a world championship in 2006. But one thing that's missing from her impressive basketball resume is an Olympic gold medal. She was the MVP of the 2006 world championship in Brazil.
Taylor was selected 11th in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Cleveland Rockers and picked up by the Mercury's after the Rockers folded in 2003. She averaged 13.3 points in her 13-year WNBA career.
Taurasi said at the time, that her now wife was like the 'Mount Rushmore of basketball' and trailblazer for other Australians to be able to play in Europe. Taylor has since become the Mercury's director of player development.
The couple, who are both quite private people, say their relationship had never been a secret, but 'we just didn't want that to be an issue ever.'
'We knew when we walked through those doors, it was time to put work in and be
Taylor, who was previously married to male, Brazilian volleyball player Rodrigo Rodriguez-Gil, added that Saturday was 'a beautiful day and everything we hoped it would be' (pictured during an exhibition basketball game, July 29, 2016, in Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Their wedding has been on the cards for the past year and Taurasi admits she had been a little disappointed to learn the Mercury's first game had been set less than 24 hours later.
'That wasn't ideal, but that's life. It's going to be one of those days we'll remember for the rest of our lives,' she said.
'It was one of the times where all our families were together, all the people we love and care for in the city that we met and evolved as teammates and wives now. It's been pretty cool,' added her wife.
This is not the first WNBA marriage, after players Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson tied the knot in 2015.
However, their's was a brief union, lasting just 28 days before they split.
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