WNBA's Diana Taurasi Wants to Be a 'F--king' Owner, Rips 'S--tshow' LA Sparks

WNBA star Diana Taurasi held nothing back during an Instagram Live session Saturday along with her wife Penny Taylor, Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird and soccer star Megan Rapinoe.

According to Mechelle Voepel of ESPN, the four-hour video featured a discussion about player salaries for women as well as female ownership of WNBA teams.

Taurasi said owning a team is a goal for her after retiring as a player.

"Everyone is like, 'Do you want to be a coach? Do you want to be a GM?' No," she said, "I want to f--king own it."

At the very least, the 37-year-old wants to see some more female owners.

"Where are the rich women? I'm so disappointed in the women that have a lot of money," Taurasi said. "Sometimes you invest in things that don't make money yet, but you want to make them better."

The Phoenix Mercury guard also noted she would have liked to play for the Los Angeles Sparks at some point in her career, but there have been too many issues with the franchise.

"Their organization is a s--tshow," she said. "It's just a mess."

Some of the issues with the Sparks organization include general manager Penny Toler being fired last October after using the N-word in a locker room speech. First-year head coach Derek Fisher also benched two-time MVP Candace Parker during a semifinal loss.

Though Taurasi is from Glendale, California, she has spent her entire 15-year WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury, earning nine All-Star selections. Taylor, her wife, is an assistant coach with the team after spending most of her WNBA playing career there.

The WNBA's all-time leading scorer, Taurasi also gave an honest assessment of her chances to play for the United States national team in the next Summer Olympics, which have been delayed to 2021 because of the coronavirus.

"They should put the team together that has the best chance to win," she said. "It's not the best players—it's the best ensemble of complementary players. And if you don't think I can give you that, I'm out."

Taurasi has won four Olympic gold medals in her career after a legendary NCAA career at UConn.

The WNBA season was scheduled to start May 15, but it has been postponed indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.