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Few sports leagues stir online debates about pay and working conditions quite like the WNBA. Despite showcasing some great talent, including Diana Taurasi (the subject of this docu-series), the players feel like they’re not getting the recognition or the pay to back up their talent.
This is something touched on in detail during episode 2, with players bemoaning that the Russians are paying millions while the US are falling behind. “They’re just chasing their value,” one voice says bluntly. And another quote (the classic blame-the-fans tactic that’s worked so well in the past) “the culture at that time was not in support of women’s sports.”
Regardless of your feelings on the topic, the truth is the WNBA is a business. And businesses are driven by profit. In its 28 year tenure as a league, the WNBA has never turned a profit – but could that be about to change?
Funded by the NBA, the WNBA right now brings in sizably less revenue compared to the NBA, so of course the league is going to come under scrutiny. It’s important to emphasize the WNBA is only starting its 28th season, but the future certainly looks bright for these women – if they can keep audiences sticking round.
However, it’s not the future that we focus on here in Prime Video’s latest docu-series, but actually its past. Specifically, the life and career of one of the WNBA’s best players, Diana Taurasi. A big personality in the game, and nicknamed the “White Mamba” by Kobe Bryant himself, Taurasi’s career is the stuff of legend.
She dominated at UConn, winning three straight NCAA championships and earning back-to-back ‘Most Outstanding Player’ awards in 2003 and 2004. She’s racked up three WNBA titles, a league MVP, 10 All-Star appearances, five scoring titles, and holds the record as the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer — the first player to break 10,000 points.
Off-season, Diana also made a pretty penny playing in Russia, Honing her fiery attitude and sharp tongue, all whilst continuing to raise questions about pay discrepancies in the leagues. However, Diana certainly puts her money where her mouth is, showing just how decorated a star she is.
The three episodes work well to showcase all of this in detail, along with diving into Diana’s mindset at the time, including her feelings toward the shocking death of Shabtai Kalmanovich, the coaching style of Geno Auriemma, and what she thinks about fellow players on the court.
This is very much a gloves-off docu-series and for the most part, this unfiltered deep dive into Diana’s mindset works really well. The episodes feature a mix of archival footage from the court and behind the scenes, stitched together with news reports and home videos too. There’s an array of different voices brought in for the interviews, with former players including Penny Taylor and Sue Bird, giving their thoughts on Diana and the culture of the game at that time.
Overall, this is a solid docu-series, even if it does skirt over the obvious differences between the NBA and WNBA. But at its core, this is a celebration of Diana Taurasi’s career — and on that front, it more than delivers.
