Candace Parker is on her way to Las Vegas, announcing on Saturday that she intends to sign with the Aces.
In an Instagram post, Parker cited her family as the reason for the move.
“My family is my reason and my purpose. They have given me the greatest joys I’ve ever experienced and continue to show me new levels of love and devotion I never knew existed,” she wrote. “As I’ve gone through free agency this time around, of course I’m thinking of where I can compete for my third championship, but the words home and family are what I kept coming back to.
“I need to be there for my daughter, for my son, for my wife. I can’t be without them for parts of the season when Lailaa is in school and I won’t miss her volleyball games or school dances simply because of distance.”
Parker goes on to say that with her daughter starting high school in August, she needs “to be there for her, just as she’s been there for me.”
“After evaluating the landscape together with my family, we’ve decided the Las Vegas Aces are the right organization for us at this point in our lives,” she continued, adding that her “family’s home is on the west…
