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 ...

The Sparks retired Parker’s No. 3 jersey to celebrate all she’s done for and with the franchise. During her tenure, she served as the face of the WNBA and made an immediate impact from the outset.

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 became just the third player in ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 Sparks jersey was ...

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.