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Candace Parker: The OG Women's Phenom

ESPN Daily

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

​​From the suburbs of Chicago to the University of Tennessee, and onto WNBA courts. At every stage of her career, Candace Parker has left an indelible mark on the hoops world. But her influence extends well beyond basketball. So today, in the wake of Parker’s retirement announcement, Shakeia Taylor of the Chicago Tribune joins us to assess a career crucial to the sport's dynamic evolution and explores a legacy poised to resonate for generations. Shakeia’s Tuesday column for the Chicago Tribune examined Candace Parker’s impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Chiquetia Taylor you have one of the most legendary sports outfit collections I've ever seen in my life.

0:09.0

Which Candice Parker Jersey do you own?

0:11.0

You're not going to believe this. Oh no. I do not own a

0:14.8

Candice Parker Jersey, but what I do own is a sweatshirt with Candice Parker's

0:21.3

slam cover on it that I think is so so iconic.

0:26.7

So I'm gonna say that Trump's a Jersey for now until I buy one.

0:31.6

Leave it to Shakir to not be a basic and have the bespoke thing you don't have.

0:38.7

That makes all the sense in the world. Candice Parker's retirement came as a surprise to many of us.

0:47.0

She's had so many different accomplishments over the course of her career.

0:51.0

Is there any particular one that stands out to you?

0:54.3

You know what I think the thing about Candice Parker that I think stands out is she won everywhere.

1:01.3

She won at every level. She won in high school. She went in college. She

1:06.2

won in the pros. She is one of those careers that you can never say there are no rings.

1:12.3

That's not an argument against her. She did it all. I think that's it. She's

1:17.7

a winner, always. From the suburbs of Chicago to the University of Tennessee Knoxville and on to W

1:36.4

Nba courts, Candice Parker has left an indelible mark on the Hoopes world at

1:41.0

every stage of her career.

1:43.0

Yet, her influence extends well beyond basketball.

1:48.0

So today, in the wake of Parker's retirement,

1:51.0

Chiquia Taylor of the Chicago Tribune joins us to assess a career crucial to the sports dynamic evolution.

1:59.1

And explore how Parker's legacy is poised to resonate for generations.

2:05.0

I'm Clinton Yates.

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