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Candace Parker (3) of Team WNBA handles the ball against the USA Basketball Women's National Team during the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2021 on July 14, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stephen Gosling, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 14: Candace Parker #3 of Team WNBA handles the ball against the USA Basketball Womens National Team during the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2021 on July 14, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE   Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Stephen Gosling / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

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WNBA All-Star Game

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714365009700WNBA_Candace Parker_AFP (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Candace Parker (3) of Team WNBA handles the ball against the USA Basketball Women&#x27;s National Team during the AT&amp;T WNBA All-Star Game 2021 on July 14, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stephen Gosling, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Candace Parker (3) of Team WNBA handles the ball against the USA Basketball Women&#x27;s National Team during the AT&amp;T WNBA All-Star Game 2021 on July 14, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. <em>Stephen Gosling, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LOS ANGELES -- Candace Parker, a three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic champion for the United States, announced her retirement on Sunday after 16 WNBA seasons.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 38-year-old power forward, who posted her decision on Instagram, was a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player who averaged 16.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 blocked shot and 1.3 steals a game for her career.</span></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6UEFJ8xWcW/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A342815.39999985695%2C%22ls%22%3A342235.59999990463%2C%22le%22%3A342252.39999985695%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="608" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I&#x27;m retiring,&quot; Parker wrote. &quot;I promised I&#x27;d never cheat the game &amp; that I&#x27;d leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it&#x27;s time. My HEART &amp; body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Parker won WNBA titles in 2016 with the Los Angeles Sparks, </span> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/18/21/big-fourth-quarter-leads-sky-over-mercury-for-first-wnba-title"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/18/21/big-fourth-quarter-leads-sky-over-mercury-for-first-wnba-title">2021 with the Chicago Sky</a></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and last year with the Las Vegas Aces. She underwent surgery for a fractured foot last July and struggled with the injury as a new campaign loomed next month.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;This offseason hasn&#x27;t been fun on a foot that isn&#x27;t cooperating,&quot; Parker wrote. &quot;It&#x27;s no fun playing in pain (10 surgeries in my career) it&#x27;s no fun knowing what you could do, if only... it&#x27;s no fun hearing &#x27;she isn&#x27;t the same&#x27; when I know why, it&#x27;s no fun accepting the fact you need surgery AGAIN.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Parker, who won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, vowed she would one day own both NBA and WNBA clubs but looked forward to life away from the court as well.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Being a wife &amp; mom still remains priority #1 &amp; I&#x27;ve learned that time flies, so I plan to enjoy my family to the fullest,&quot; she wrote.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Today&#x27;s players: ENJOY IT. No matter how you prepare for it, you won&#x27;t be ready for the gap it leaves in your soul. Forgive me as I mourn a bit, but I&#x27;ll be back loving the game differently in a while.&quot;</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/06/21/wnba-names-25-greatest-players-in-league-history"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/06/21/wnba-names-25-greatest-players-in-league-history">READ: WNBA names 25 greatest players in league history</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/15/21/candace-parker-to-be-first-woman-on-nba-2k-cover"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/15/21/candace-parker-to-be-first-woman-on-nba-2k-cover">READ: Candace Parker to be first woman on NBA 2K cover</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Candace Parker, a three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic champion for the United States, announced her retirement on Sunday after 16 WNBA seasons.</p>

Candace Parker, a three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic champion for the United States, announced her retirement on Sunday after 16 WNBA seasons.

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