WNBA star Diana Taurasi has announced her retirement, prompting a wave of tributes from fellow basketball legends like LeBron James and Caitlin Clark. “I just didn’t have it in me,” the 42-year-old Phoenix Mercury guard told Time in an exclusive interview that ran on Tuesday, Feb. 25 about her decision to step away from competitive basketball.

In an unassuming move that was on brand with how she handled much of her career, WNBA legend Diana Taurasi announced her retirement on a random Tuesday. After 20 years with the Phoenix Mercury, she leaves the sport as one of the most decorated players in basketball history and a champion at every level.

Diana Taurasi and LeBron James's careers have run parallel to one another for decades. Now, though, their paths finally diverge, as Taurasi announced her retirement on Tuesday night. In the announcement released via an interview with TIME,