Several years into her professional career, people commented that Candace Parker had not yet won a WNBA Championship.
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Those doubters should have had more confidence in her. As of October, Parker became the first WNBA player to win championships with three different teams. Although her role with the Las Vegas Aces this year was more as sideline support—due to injury—she was on court for the first two: 2016 with the Los Angeles Sparks and 2021 with the Chicago Sky.
“Chicago was that full circle moment where the people that watched me first pick up the ball got to watch us cut down the net,” she added. “In Vegas, it’s a completely different dynamic. … I was inspired by watching them. Being able to help any way I could.”
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