Candace Parker’s return to L.A. felt ‘bittersweet’ for former Sparks star
LA TimesCandace 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 game to take photos. While the Sparks did not play a video montage during the game to honor Parker’s return, the team’s public announcer shouted, “Welcome home, Candace Parker,” during the starting lineup introductions. “I spent 13 years here, 13 amazing years, and I wouldn’t change that for anything,” Parker said. “I have love for the franchise, for the city and what we were able to do in this building.” Parker’s departure was one of the biggest hints at the franchise’s dysfunction, which included former general manager Penny Toler being fired in 2019 for using a racial slur in the locker room after a game.
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