Aces star forward Candace Parker is calling it a career.
The WNBA legend announced her retirement in an Instagram post Sunday. The 38-year-old played 16 seasons in the WNBA and is undeniably one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time.
Parker is going out on top after her Aces won the championship in 2023, although she missed the title run after undergoing a foot surgery in late July that sidelined her for the remainder of the season.
“If I’m healthy, I’m gonna play. But I’m not gonna play in pain anymore,” Parker said in an interview with The Athletic back in November. “It’s too important — the trick-or-treating, the crossing over my kids, it’s too important. If I’m healthy I’m gonna play.”
Parker upheld those words when she announced her decision, citing her physical health as the main reason she is hanging up her shoes.
You can find Parker’s retirement post below, along with a breakdown of everything she accomplished in her illustrious career.
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Candace Parker announces retirement
“I’m retiring,” Parker wrote.
“I promised I’d never cheat the game & that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s…
