Before their relationship abruptly ended recently, the 2006 FIBA World Championship MVP was wed to her longtime boyfriend Rodrigo Rodriguez-Gil.
Gil is a professional athlete who has played volleyball for the Brazilian national team as well as other elite volleyball teams, such as Italian Padua.
During his stay at Padua, the couple first became acquainted. They started dating in March 2004 while Taylor was still a player for the Italian team Families Schio.
One issue that hampered their relationship was the language difference, with Taylor having issues understanding Portuguese and Gil having trouble with English. They did, however, discover the common speech in Italian.
Due to their busy schedules, the couple had to wait a few years before going on their honeymoon to Australia after getting married on December 29 in 2005 at an ancient theater building. Taylor and her spouse had a difficult relationship, which led to their divorce several years later.
She could be dating someone, or she could just be hanging out with Diana Taurasi. However, when it comes to leading Phoenix Mercury to victory, they are superb at working together.
Jim Pitman, manager of the Mercury, offers some encouraging words for the duo. Penny Taylor is the essence of our franchise and Diana Taurasi is its beating heart.
Taylor suffered another loss when her father Michael lost his fight with cancer the year after she lost her mother to ovarian cancer in 2013. Since then, Taylor has not played on the court and is likely relieving her agony by spending time with Taurasi.
Denna had ironically listed Taurasi as the daughter-in-law in the obituary of her mother.
The prolific Taurasi matches Taylor perfectly, but there have always been doubts about who she really is. Taurasi has frequently been accused of being a lesbian, from overtly kissing Seimone Augustus during a game to having a fondness for WNBA president Donna Orender.
Taylor has a lot of admirers, including Taurasi, who was cited as stating, “With her, she’s always been the strongest person. She’s always fought, and she’s always had the guts to get back to where she wanted to be. “Just being there and seeing that is inspiring.”
It will be interesting to see how the pair performs as a team now that Taylor is back on the court.
