Taurasi says she's had back issues for 20 years...

[j66kicker]

...and it takes her 2 hours to get ready to play/practice. Sometimes she can throw it out just picking up Leo and not be able to stand up for 24-36 hours - yikes! (If the 20 years is accurate - not merely a "DT" figure of speech - that puts it about her freshman year at UConn.)

Mercury's Taurasi details lingering back issues

Mercury guard Diana Taurasi spoke Tuesday about her lingering back issues and the preparation she needs to step onto the court.

www.espn.com

 

[willtalk]

The problem is that as we age this issues become harder to deal with. Even minor dings and injuries take longer to heal. This is why once older players start missing more time than usual it might be time to consider retirement. One could see a real drop off in DT game before she even missed most of last season. The combination of lingering injures along with drop in play even when recovered is a real red flag. Things will not get better but progressively worse.

 

[Hayven]

She says she’s had the back issues for more than 20 years, which would mean it started before she arrived at UConn. Let’s get that correct...

 

[LesMis89]

Her back was really an issue during the NCAA's her senior year, IIRC. She played on sheer guts.

 

[01Neaggrad02]

She had back problems either her junior or senior year. I recall that

 

[eebmg]

She had back problems either her junior or senior year. I recall that

carrying her team.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Her back was really an issue during the NCAA's her senior year, IIRC. She played on sheer guts.

Yup, but we started hearing back during her junior campaign.

 

[Samanthabrown3]

I think her back hampered her more in her junior year. If it was bad enough then for fans to know about it, the back issues must have started well before then--hence, twenty years.