Jun 29, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Former Los Angeles Sparks Candace Parker acknowledges the crowd during a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime at Crypto.com Arena.

Parker's distinguished resume is as follows: Drafted 1st overall by LA Sparks in 2008 Played 13 seasons with the LA Sparks (2008–2020) Led Sparks to a WNBA Championship in 2016 2× MVP with LA ...

After being the No. 1 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft out of Tennessee, Parker spent 13 of her 16 seasons with LA and won a championship with the Sparks in 2016, when she was MVP of the WNBA Finals.

Candace Parker's No. 3 was retired by the Los Angeles Sparks, and she gave a very emotional speech during the ceremony. Candace’s Rising Stars general manager Candace Parker looks on during the ...

LA isn’t just about ball for me anymore. It’s now where we call home. And we will forever call home. — Candace Parker And now, Candace Parker’s No. 3 Los Angeles Sparks jersey is at home ...

Los Angeles Sparks' legend Candace Parker had her No. 3 jersey retired in a special halftime ceremony during halftime of Sunday's contest against Chicago. She b ...

Parker, who was flanked by her family for the ceremony, was a two-time WNBA MVP with the Sparks, in 2008 and 2013. She’s the franchise’s career assists leader with 1,331 and is second in ...

After being the No. 1 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft out of Tennessee, Parker spent 13 of her 16 seasons with LA and won a championship with the Sparks in 2016, when she was MVP of the WNBA Finals.

Jun 29, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Former Los Angeles Sparks Candace Parker acknowledges the crowd during a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime at Crypto.com Arena.

The 39-year-old Parker is the third Sparks player to have her jersey retired, joining Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie (No. 9) and Penny Toler (No. 11). The five-time All-Star has always had big dreams.