They proudly tied the knot in 2017

Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor both played for Phoenix Mercury.

However, Taylor retired after the 2016 season, as perArizona Republic.

She subsequently became the team’s director of player development.

Diana Taurasi smiles on the basketball court

The notoriously private couple tied the knot in May 2017, just a day before the 21stWNBA season began.

Taylor added that it was “a beautiful day and everything we hoped it would be.”

A couple years later,APreported Taylor was retiring to be a full-time mother.

Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor chat on the bench

And you don’t get to find a lot of people like that in life."

However, she also acknowledged Taurasi’s workaholic tendencies.

It’s the next progression."

Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor smile for a photo

They suffered through a long distance relationship while Taurasi was playing in Russia and Taylor in Turkey.