Diana Taurasi is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in WNBA history. Meanwhile, rookie Caitlin Clark has helped bring an unprecedented amount of attention to women's basketball.

Clark and the Indiana Fever will faceoff with Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. The game will mark Clark's first opportunity to compete against Taurasi in the WNBA.

Clark was asked about her feelings leading up to the highly anticipated matchup with a player she grew up idolizing. 

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"It’s incredible," Clark told reporters on Saturday about Taurasi’s two-decade run in the league. "I don’t think people realize how hard that is to do."

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Clark also said taking the court for a game against a player of Taurasi's caliber was "a dream come true. You get to live out your dream while playing against the best."

Clark went on to describe Taurasi as one of the WNBA's all-time greats. "Obviously, she’s one of the greatest players our game has ever seen, the greatest scorer our game has ever seen," Clark said.

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Despite Clark's latest praise, a budding rivalry between the two high-profile players could be on the horizon.

When Taurasi was asked to share her thoughts on facing Clark for the first time, she delivered a brief response. "Yeah, it'll be fun," she said.

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In April, Taurasi was asked about what incoming WNBA rookies could expect. She proceeded to suggest that a rude awakening was in store.

"Look, SVP, reality is coming," Taurasi told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt during an appearance on SportsCenter on April 6. "There’s levels to this thing. And that’s just life. We all went through it. You see it on the NBA side, and you’re going to see it on this side. You look superhuman playing against 18-year-olds, but you’re going to (be playing against) some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time." 

While the comments were about the rookie class as a whole, some believed the remarks were a direct jab at Clark, who dominated at the college basketball level.

Nevertheless, Taurasi and Clark also share some similarities. Taurasi is the WNBA's career scoring leader, while no one scored more points at the NCAA Division I level than Clark. Both point guards are also strong 3-point shooters.

Taurasi is one of three players on the Mercury's roster who will represent the US in Paris next month for the Olympics, joining Brittney Griner and guard Kahleah Copper. Team USA will be competing for a record eight consecutive Olympic gold medal.

The 2024 Olympic roster notably does not include any players who recently rose from the collegiate ranks. Clark's exclusion from the roster sparked considerable debate. Her teammate and the league's reigning rookie of the year, Aliyah Boston was also left off the roster.

The Fever and Mercury tipoff at 3:00 p.m. EST on June 30.

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An off-duty New York Police Department officer was among four people killed Friday, when an alleged drunken driver crashed into a Long Island nail salon. 

The officer was identified as Emilia Rennhack, 30, who worked in the NYPD’s 102nd precinct. 

"The NYPD mourns the loss of @NYPD102Pct Police Officer Emilia Rennhack," police confirmed on X. "She was tragically killed yesterday while off-duty on Long Island. Please keep her family, friends, and co-workers in your thoughts. Rest in Peace."

Rennhack was at the salon getting her nails done for another officer's wedding, the New York Post reported. 

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Steven Schwally was arrested for driving while intoxicated, Suffolk County Police told Fox News Digital. 

Schwally, of Dix Hills in Long Island, was speeding through the parking lot when he crashed his Chevrolet Traverse SUV into the Hawaii Nail & Spa, police said.

"Our hearts are breaking following the tragic loss of our 102 Pct. sister P.O. Emilia Rennhack in an off-duty incident yesterday," the New York Police Benevolent Association wrote on Facebook. "Please join us in praying for her family, friends and coworkers. Funeral arrangements to follow. #RIP"

Rennhack had been with the force since 2018, police said. 

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The other three victims have been identified as Jiancai Chen, 37, Yan Xu, 41, and Meizi Zhang, 50. 

Nine others were hospitalized, including a 12-year-old girl. 

Schwally was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries and will be arraigned at a later date, police said. 

Witness Eric Perez told Fox News Digital he heard the crash.

"Sounded like glass shattering," Perez said. "Like nothing I’ve heard before."

Footage from the crash showed a massive hole in the small local business where the SUV entered the building.

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Police said Schwally drove "all the way through the building," and his SUV came to a halt at the back of the salon.