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.

Candace Parker’s name rang out far beyond her hometown. Word soon reached every elite college basketball program in the country — from Durham, N.C., to College Park, Md., to Knoxville, Tenn ...

LOS ANGELES — If Candace Parker could put music to her jersey retirement ceremony, it would be “I Did It My Way,” the Jay-Z remix of Frank Sinatra’s hit. Parker’s No. 3 Los Angeles ...

Parker won another MVP award in 2013, and led the Sparks to a championship in 2016 -- ending a 14-year title drought for the proud franchise -- and another Finals appearance in 2017.

After a shoot, O’Neal invited Parker to fly with him to Los Angeles on his private jet. At first, Parker thought it sounded great. “OK, that beats getting in line at Delta,” she joked.

The Candace Curse struck early. On a day the Sparks retired the jersey of the superstar whose departure has coincided with their five-year funk, Candace Parker nearly missed her pregame news ...

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.

Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) scores over Minnesota Lynx’s Seimone Augustus (33) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Friday, June 3, 2011. AP The seven-time All ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Candace Parker could put music to her jersey retirement ceremony, it would be “I Did It My Way,” the Jay-Z remix of Frank Sinatra’s hit. Parker’s No. 3 Los Angeles ...

LOS ANGELES — If Candace Parker could put music to her jersey retirement ceremony, it would be “I Did It My Way,” the Jay-Z remix of Frank Sinatra’s hit. Parker’s No. 3 Los Angeles ...