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The 35-year-old UConn product ended the night
with 7,491 career points, three more than Tina Thompson compiled
with the Houston Comets (1997-2008), Los Angeles Sparks
(2009-11) and Seattle Storm (2012-13).
Charles was selected first overall in the 2010 draft by the
Connecticut Sun, for whom she played four seasons. She won
Rookie of the Year in 2010 and was selected the WNBA's Most
Valuable Player in 2012.
She subsequently played for the New York Liberty (2014-19),
Washington Mystics (2021), Phoenix Mercury (2022) and Seattle
(2022) before sitting out last season. Charles is in her first
season with Atlanta.
Charles was part of gold-medal-winning U.S. women's teams at the
2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
The only player now ahead of her on the WNBA's career scoring
list also was on the floor Wednesday. Phoenix's Diana Taurasi,
42, finished with three points, boosting her total to 10,500.
"To hear my name in the (same) sentence as Diana is
unimaginable, what she's meant to me personally, this league,
her impact," Charles said postgame, according to The Athletic.
"She's definitely the GOAT. I'm just thankful."
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