One of the all-time greats is walking off into the sunset.
Candace Parker — a two-time MVP, two-time NCAA champion, three-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, among many other accolades — announced her retirement from basketball Sunday.
“I promised I’d never cheat the game & that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it,” she wrote in a post on Instagram. “The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time.
“My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it. I always wanted to walk off the court with no parade or tour, just privately with the ones I love. What now was to be my last game, I walked off the court with my daughter. I ended the journey just as I started it, with her.”
Parker had signed a non-guaranteed deal with the Las Vegas Aces after missing the second half of the 2023 season with a foot injury. She posted that her foot wasn’t cooperating with the rehab from surgery — her 10th procedure in her pro career — thus resulting in her retirement 16 years after she was drafted No. 1 overall. The announcement came less than an hour before the Aces were set to begin training camp for the 2024 season.
Forever a GOAT. Forever an Ace. pic.twitter.com/zGiCaIsBfh
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) April 28,…
