In honour of Marina Mabrey matching the WNBA scoring record and searing her name in the history books, I wanted to reflect on the gravity of her hitting *the number* by comparing just how quickly the 37 minutes and 11 seconds it took her passed.
What follows are a list of things it takes longer to do than to meet the WNBA scoring record (as long as you’re Money Mabrey, that is).
It takes longer to…
- Watch a regulation NBA game (48 minutes): In 48 minutes, you could be in-and-out, and Marina Mabrey could have hit 6o, bare minimum.
- Go from Kipling Station to Kennedy Station taking Line 2 (50 minutes): You could have missed history if you were trying to get from Scarborough to Etobicoke that day. I love the TTC as much as the next guy, but come on.
- Take the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (65 minutes): You know that nightmare where you’re back in high school and you’re taking an exam you didn’t study for? The worst part of that nightmare is that you’d be missing what could be the greatest moment of the Tempo’s inaugural season.
- Watch a single episode of Love Island (90 minutes): I don’t know if Ariana Madix could coach a WNBA team, but I think Sandy Brondello could host a banging episode of the reality show.
- Get Team Canada to score 6 goals against Qatar (100 minutes): Even though we took down Qatar in a dominant fashion, Jonathan David only scored 3 goals. Marina Mabrey scored 17 times that in less than half the time. Coach, you gotta put her in!
- Wait in line for (and eat) a single slice of Badiali’s Pizza (122 minutes): On a bad day, you’re stuck in that line for almost 3x the amount of time it took for the Toronto Tempo player to tie A’ja Wilson’s and Liz Cambage’s all-time record. Is the vodka sauce pie really worth it? Chef Mabrey could probably cook you up something better.
- Make it through the line at Brandy Melville (130 minutes): If we’re talking real Toronto fashion, how about buying a Toronto Tempo jersey instead? Even more fashionable, and supportive of the only WNBA team north of the border. It comes in different sizes too!
- Wait in line for, then take your G1 Test (150 minutes): To drive in the province, you must be subjected to a torturous wait at a DriveTest centre, alternatively freezing to death or sweating through your shirt. I’d rather be at Coca-Cola Coliseum watching the Tempo, thank you very much.
- Wait in line for the Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie popup at the Rivoli (250 minutes): God, we really stand in a lot of lines in Toronto, huh? The film that has been the pride of the city had its merchandise popup at the iconic venue in Toronto, where lines wrapped around the street. People reportedly waited as long as four hours to get a taste of what NTBTSTM had to offer. I love Toronto as much as the next guy, but to those visiting, better to just catch the movie, or better yet, a WNBA game…
The Tempo are starting their first season in Toronto with a bang, and the guard’s achievement will have her go down as one
of the all-time performers in Canadian sports history. Sometimes, these moments are blink and you’ll miss it. Stand in the wrong line, or put the wrong thing on the television, and you might miss greatness.
Don’t let that be you! The Tempo next play the Phoenix Mercury today, on June 27th, 2026, at 2:00PM EDT.
