Candace Parker did just about everything in her power to lead the Sky to a win on Sunday night. It just wasn’t quite enough. The Connecticut Sun fended off a massive fourth-quarter push, and a historic outing for Parker, to beat the Sky 68-63 in Game 1 of their semifinals series at Wintrust Arena. “A lot of free-flowing offenses of the four teams left, and we know who we are,” Sun coach Curt Miller said, via ESPN. “We’re blue collar. We’re going to be good around the basket. We’re going to… Source link
Read More »Candace Parker records historic triple-double for Sky
Candace Parker joined an elite class of WNBA stars on Sunday afternoon. Parker dropped a triple-double while leading the Chicago Sky to an 82-73 win over the Washington Mystics on Sunday, which marked the second triple-double of her career. She’s now one of just three players in WNBA history to record multiple triple-doubles, joining Sheryl Swoopes and Courtney Vandersloot. And, at 36, Parker is now the oldest player in league history with a triple-double. Parker finished with 16 points, 13… Source link
Read More »Candace Parker views this as her last season in WNBA
Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker doesn’t have much more to accomplish in the WNBA. She’s a six-time All-Star, two-time MVP winner and two-time champion — the last of which came with her hometown team last year. Parker, 36, is in the final year of her contract with the Sky, and said she is treating this year as if it will be her last in the WNBA. That seems like a pretty strong hint at retirement. Parker did not directly use that word, but it seems clear that, at the very least, she’s going… Source link
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