Candace Parker, and daughter Lailaa, are more than ready for WNBA season
4 years, 8 months ago

Candace Parker, and daughter Lailaa, are more than ready for WNBA season

LA Times  

Two-time MVP Candace Parker will be entering her 13th WNBA season later this month when the Sparks open play. “Basketball has been something that I’ve always leaned on my entire career, my entire life, really, when things aren’t going well,” Parker said Tuesday from the WNBA’s bubble location in Bradenton, Fla. “I look to that for joy. “And I know there’s a lot of challenges going forth in this season.” The two-time MVP missed 12 games last season because of hamstring and ankle injuries, and averaged a career-low 11.2 points. “So when she’s going good and she’s in a good place, it makes our team much, much better.” Being limited in the WNBA bubble helps Parker in some ways, she said. “And now it’s my responsibility — she’s watching everything I do.” Parker hopes that by the end of the season, Lailaa will see her mother with a championship trophy in hand.

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Hoops legend Cheryl Miller filled with pride as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese make mark on WNBA
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hoops legend Cheryl Miller filled with pride as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese make mark on WNBA

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Cheryl Miller watched intently at All-Star weekend practice on Friday as Caitlin Clark initiated the offense, whipping the ball around the perimeter before a pass to center Jonquel Jones led to an easy layup. The 60-year-old coach beamed: “The possibilities are endless.” Miller — a women’s hoops trailblazer and one of the game’s early stars in the 1980s …

Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Candace Parker, a 3-time WNBA champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, announces retirement

Associated Press  

Candace Parker always said she’d know when it would be time to retire. She’s the one when you talk about people that are now playing and coming up, they practiced Candace Parker’s moves.” She’s the only player in league history to win a championship with three different teams. “The memories Candace Parker created for a generation of women’s basketball fans …

Former Sparks star Candace Parker announces her retirement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Sparks star Candace Parker announces her retirement

LA Times  

Candace Parker, right, blocks a shot by New York’s Epiphanny Prince while playing for the Sparks in 2017. Three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker announced Sunday she’s retiring after 16 seasons. “My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it.” Parker, 38, told the Associated Press in November she …

Candace Parker wants to play next season if she can get healthy
1 year, 4 months ago

Candace Parker wants to play next season if she can get healthy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Candace Parker plans on playing another season if she’s healthy enough to do so. The two-time WNBA MVP missed the Las Vegas Aces’ run to a second straight league championship after having surgery on her left foot in late July. I don’t want to cheat the game or cheat myself.” Parker said that her left foot had …

Candace Parker opens up on playing career and personal life in new documentary
1 year, 4 months ago

Candace Parker opens up on playing career and personal life in new documentary

LA Times  

Candace Parker celebrates with her Chicago Sky teammates after winning the WNBA title in 2021. “He has been my North Star for sure,” Parker said during a break in last month’s espnW summit at the Ojai Valley Inn, where she was a featured speaker. I don’t think that there’s any one lane that I have to fit in.” Parker’s latest …

Twice WNBA MVP Parker signing with Las Vegas Aces
2 years, 1 month ago

Twice WNBA MVP Parker signing with Las Vegas Aces

The Hindu  

Twice WNBA MVP Candace Parker is signing with the Las Vegas Aces, the double Olympic champion said on social media on Saturday after two seasons with hometown team Chicago Sky. The move will see the veteran forward and seven-times Women’s National Basketball Association All-Star join forces with the reigning champion after leading the Los Angeles Sparks and the Sky to …

Former MVP Candace Parker to sign with champion Aces
2 years, 1 month ago

Former MVP Candace Parker to sign with champion Aces

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Former two-time MVP Candace Parker announced on social media Saturday that she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. Parker, a 6-foot-4 forward/center, adds to an already loaded lineup that includes reigning MVP A’ja Wilson, who also won the league’s top award in 2020. The Aces traded one of their key pieces, two-time Sixth Woman …

Former Sparks star Candace Parker signing with the Las Vegas Aces
2 years, 1 month ago

Former Sparks star Candace Parker signing with the Las Vegas Aces

LA Times  

Candace Parker controls the ball during a playoff game between the Chicago Sky and the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 28. Parker, who won a title win the Sparks in 2016, announced Saturday she will sign with the Las Vegas Aces. Former two-time MVP Candace Parker announced on social media Saturday that she would sign with the defending champion Las Vegas …

Candace Parker’s return to L.A. felt ‘bittersweet’ for former Sparks star
2 years, 8 months ago

Candace Parker’s return to L.A. felt ‘bittersweet’ for former Sparks star

LA Times  

Candace Parker took the second left instead of the first, sat in an unfamiliar locker room and warmed up on the opposite end of the court. Lailaa gets mad every time she turns on the game and sees someone sitting in her two courtside seats.” Lailaa, 13, and Parker’s newborn son Airr joined her on the court immediately after the …

Ex-Sparks star Candace Parker fires up hometown fans as Sky close in on WNBA title
3 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Sparks star Candace Parker fires up hometown fans as Sky close in on WNBA title

LA Times  

For 14 years, Candace Parker heard all about the WNBA’s growth. The Sky’s Candace Parker makes a move under pressure from the Mercury’s Brianna Turner during Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Wintrust Arena on Oct. 15 in Chicago, Illinois. “ a lot of hope,” said Oregon State freshman guard Greta Kampschroeder, who grew up in Parker’s hometown of …

Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game
3 years, 8 months ago

Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she’ll be the first female basketball player on the cover of one. “I grew up a video game fanatic, that’s what I did, to the point where my brothers would give me the fake controller when I was younger where I think I was playing and I wasn’t,” …

Column: Candace Parker might be leaving, but she will forever be a Spark
4 years, 1 month ago

Column: Candace Parker might be leaving, but she will forever be a Spark

LA Times  

Sparks forward Candace Parker looks to pass in front of Phoenix Mercury forward Brianna Turner at Staples Center on Aug. 8, 2019. Candace Parker is really leaving, with multiple media outlets reporting Wednesday that the 13-year Sparks cornerstone will leave the team as a free agent and sign with her hometown Chicago Sky. Sports Report: Candace Parker leaving Sparks to …

Report: Candace Parker leaving Sparks to join Chicago Sky
4 years, 1 month ago

Report: Candace Parker leaving Sparks to join Chicago Sky

LA Times  

Candace Parker, the Sparks star and reigning WNBA defensive player of the year, has agreed to play with the Chicago Sky, according to reports from multiple media outlets, ending a 13-year career with the Sparks that started when Parker was the No. The 34-year-old forward was one of several free-agent priorities for the Sparks and head coach Derek Fisher, who …

Sparks’ Candace Parker is named WNBA defensive player of the year
4 years, 5 months ago

Sparks’ Candace Parker is named WNBA defensive player of the year

LA Times  

This, too, is for Pat. Four years after dedicating her first WNBA championship to former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, Sparks forward Candace Parker was reminded of her college coach again when she learned Wednesday that she would be named WNBA defensive player of the year. “‘Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.’” Parker turned rebounding into a new …

Candace Parker revolutionized basketball, but she’s not done
4 years, 6 months ago

Candace Parker revolutionized basketball, but she’s not done

LA Times  

Sparks star Candace Parker is in her 13th WNBA season and looking for a second championship. “She’s still my role model to this day.” From initiating Parker into the league with brutal practice battles, former Sparks forward turned Old Dominion head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones is seeing glimpses of Parker’s legacy on the recruiting trail. Parker penned an essay in Time …

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