Diana Taurasi, perhaps the biggest star in the history of women's basketball at the University of Connecticut and a perennial WNBA All-Star had tested positive for a mild stimulant, while playing in Turkey.
The positive result for the first time by the Associated Press, led to his suspension by the league. She has not won in their last three games of Fenerbahce. His lawyer, Howard Jacobs, told the news agency Taurasi, a sample is tested positive after his temporary suspension.
Taurasi was asked to make the B-sample test Jacobs said the matter was "not a steroid or pleasure, but he declined to identify that.
Taurasi is in his first season in Turkey after a long and successful career at Spartak Moscow, where he played with Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson and many other players in the WNBA. She was working in the best shape of his career this summer after losing almost 30 pounds with a personal trainer. In fact, ESPN The Magazine to get naked on the cover of his edition of the organization this year.
Perhaps prophetically, this summer, "said Taurasi Basketball DC-routine for seven consecutive years, beginning to its wear.
A proposal that they could finally tired of jumping strength of Europe or part of its stations WNBA.
"Physically it is a problem," said Taurasi, who won two Olympic gold medals. "You see in the league. It looks a lot like [players] get hurt and injured and it is difficult to play the whole year. If you think about it, not unlike professional sports.
"I have a lot in my career and at one point you have to help make decisions, selfish. We talk about the WNBA season, another championship and another season overseas. It's just a personal decision, I will."
In summer 2009, Taurasi was driving with a limited, after he charged the police arrested the center of Phoenix. Taurasi called the incident "an embarrassing and regrettable" the situation. His vehicle was speeding near Seventh Avenue and Camelback Road in Phoenix and stop violations of the title. She refused a breath test after a police officer has conducted several field sobriety tests. The agent has the blood on a mobile police van Taurasi Phoenix DUI.
Taurasi, Mercury was then suspended two games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team.
said "I regret deeply ashamed, and for the cause of this distraction to my teammates, family, Phoenix Mercury, WNBA and the fans," Taurasi at the time. "Although I can not do on the details of the complex case, let everyone know how much I appreciate your support and I learned an important lesson. I am committed to ensuring a lot of good comes from this experience."
A Phoenix police report showed his blood alcohol level was 0.17 percent, more than twice the legal limit in Arizona at the time of his arrest.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma, who also coaches the team Taurasi FIBA World Championship this summer, he returned to his last night of former All-American during his press conference after the 89th Huskies win record straight in the XL Center.
? "I asked a million times:" Who is better is better Who Who is better, "Auriemma said Taurasi and Maya Moore comparisons." How do you Compare, but Maya Moore made? something that nobody has done before in the history of college basketball [other than Tiffany Hayes]. It was on a team that won 89 games in a row.
"Diana is probably now in Turkey. ... I do not know what he is doing when they do not play. I can only imagine. So I do not care whether you listen or not. It has never been 89 games in a row won. So when people ask, who is now the best player in the history of Connecticut begin, I would say, "Maya Moore. And a girl she is more comfortable as a wise man in Turkey. "
The positive result for the first time by the Associated Press, led to his suspension by the league. She has not won in their last three games of Fenerbahce. His lawyer, Howard Jacobs, told the news agency Taurasi, a sample is tested positive after his temporary suspension.
Taurasi was asked to make the B-sample test Jacobs said the matter was "not a steroid or pleasure, but he declined to identify that.
Taurasi is in his first season in Turkey after a long and successful career at Spartak Moscow, where he played with Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson and many other players in the WNBA. She was working in the best shape of his career this summer after losing almost 30 pounds with a personal trainer. In fact, ESPN The Magazine to get naked on the cover of his edition of the organization this year.
Perhaps prophetically, this summer, "said Taurasi Basketball DC-routine for seven consecutive years, beginning to its wear.
A proposal that they could finally tired of jumping strength of Europe or part of its stations WNBA.
"Physically it is a problem," said Taurasi, who won two Olympic gold medals. "You see in the league. It looks a lot like [players] get hurt and injured and it is difficult to play the whole year. If you think about it, not unlike professional sports.
"I have a lot in my career and at one point you have to help make decisions, selfish. We talk about the WNBA season, another championship and another season overseas. It's just a personal decision, I will."
In summer 2009, Taurasi was driving with a limited, after he charged the police arrested the center of Phoenix. Taurasi called the incident "an embarrassing and regrettable" the situation. His vehicle was speeding near Seventh Avenue and Camelback Road in Phoenix and stop violations of the title. She refused a breath test after a police officer has conducted several field sobriety tests. The agent has the blood on a mobile police van Taurasi Phoenix DUI.
Taurasi, Mercury was then suspended two games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team.
said "I regret deeply ashamed, and for the cause of this distraction to my teammates, family, Phoenix Mercury, WNBA and the fans," Taurasi at the time. "Although I can not do on the details of the complex case, let everyone know how much I appreciate your support and I learned an important lesson. I am committed to ensuring a lot of good comes from this experience."
A Phoenix police report showed his blood alcohol level was 0.17 percent, more than twice the legal limit in Arizona at the time of his arrest.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma, who also coaches the team Taurasi FIBA World Championship this summer, he returned to his last night of former All-American during his press conference after the 89th Huskies win record straight in the XL Center.
? "I asked a million times:" Who is better is better Who Who is better, "Auriemma said Taurasi and Maya Moore comparisons." How do you Compare, but Maya Moore made? something that nobody has done before in the history of college basketball [other than Tiffany Hayes]. It was on a team that won 89 games in a row.
"Diana is probably now in Turkey. ... I do not know what he is doing when they do not play. I can only imagine. So I do not care whether you listen or not. It has never been 89 games in a row won. So when people ask, who is now the best player in the history of Connecticut begin, I would say, "Maya Moore. And a girl she is more comfortable as a wise man in Turkey. "
