Diana Taurasi said that she and Penny Taylor decided to keep their relationship low-key because it was their own "special thing." They also didn't want it to affect their professional careers. "We never kept it secret, we just didn't want that to be an issue ever," Taurasi told The Arizona Republic. "We knew when we walked through those doors, it was time to put work in and be professional." The next day, she proved just how much of a professional she was by cutting her honeymoon short to play for her team.
Taylor later told ESPN that she believes that she helped Taurasi stop being quite so laser-focused on her career by showing her that "there is life away from the court." She also helped her wife start a family without having to take a long break from the game that she loves. In March 2018, Taylor gave birth to their son, whom they named Leo Michael Taurasi-Taylor. "He's just a beautiful little boy," Taurasi told ESPN.
Taylor was named the Phoenix Mercury's assistant coach the following year. Taurasi told Fansided that she and her wife "kept it real business" on the court. However, it wasn't a dynamic they had to navigate for long — Taylor decided to step down in 2020 so that she could focus on being a mom full-time. She and Leo will undoubtedly be cheering Taurasi on as she goes for gold again at the Tokyo Olympics.
