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The Indiana Fever started their 2025 WNBA season with a win against the Chicago Sky on Saturday in Indianapolis, with a final score of 93-58. Veteran DeWanna Bonner had an incredible night. Not only did she contribute to the dominant victory with seven points, bringing her career total to 7,489, but she also moved her into the Top 3 all-time in WNBA scoring.
She sits behind retired legend Diana Taurasi, who scored 10,646 points during her career and the Connecticut Sun’s Tina Charles, who has scored 7,696 points so far.
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Meanwhile, in Phoenix, Arizona, the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Seattle Storm on the same night during their season opener, with a score of 81-59. In a press conference, Mercury forward and Bonner’s fiancée, Alyssa Thomas, told sports writer Jeff Metcalfe about her thoughts on her fiancée’s achievement after the game. Sports journalist Hayden Cilley posted the video to X on Saturday night.
“I’m super proud of her. I’ve been along for the ride as she moved up the ranks. I know how much it means to her,” Thomas responded. “It’s unheard of to be Top 3 [in scoring]. That speaks so much to what she does and what she’s about. I wish I could have been there to witness it.”
Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) celebrates her shot with forward DeWanna Bonner (24) during the first half against the Minnesota Lynx of game one of the 2024 WNBA Semi-finalsMatt Krohn-Imagn Images
Essence reported that the couple has been dating for over four years. The WNBA stars knew of each other because they are both in the basketball world and had mutual friends, but didn’t start dating until Bonner signed with the Connecticut Sun in 2020. They got engaged during the 2023 WNBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.
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