Diana Taurasi isn’t holding back on the financial sacrifices she’s made throughout her WNBA career, as she claims that arena janitors made more than the players in the league at the time.

In her new Prime Video three-part docuseries Taurasi , the 43-year-old opened up about the harsh economic realities faced by WNBA players—despite their elite talent and global stature.

“I’m the best player in the world, and I have to go to a communist country to get paid like a capitalist,” Taurasi said, referencing her multiple off-season stints playing overseas in Russia for far more lucrative paydays than what the WNBA offered.

“One time I came back, and I was like, ‘Man, my parents have just gotten older, and I’ve missed a big part of it. We weren’t making that much money. So, generational

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