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Candace Parker, who previously signed a contract with the WNBA reigning champion Las Vegas Aces, recently blasted the league for underpaying star players. “In a lot of areas, the WNBA tries to do things like the NBA in their business plan… except that (revenue sharing),” Parker told Draymond Green during a recent podcast. “Let’s just […]

Shaquille O’Neal has been conspicuously missing from his usual spot on TNT’s Inside the NBA. His recent post on Twitter explained his absence but arguably raised more questions than answers. Shaq recently tweeted a photo of himself lying down in a hospital bed, including a caption telling co-hosts Ernie Johnson and Candace Parker that he’s […]

According to Howard Megdal of The Next, the Las Vegas Aces are under investigation for making under-the-table offers to current members of the team along with free agents the organization pursued over the last few weeks. The WNBA and Aces did not respond to The Next‘s request for comment on the investigation taking place by the […]

Candace Parker has been breaking barriers ever since she set foot on a basketball court. Now, she is doing so in the television booth. Parker, a two-time WNBA champion, will serve as one of the analysts for the NBA all-star game along with Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green. She will be the first woman […]

In just a short 48-hour window, the WNBA landscape has shifted multiple times. Two super teams have been formed, a juggernaut has been taken out and inscrutable meaning behind emoji-ridden tweets still have many confused. It all culminated in a hectic two-day span for the league. Here are our winners and losers of the first […]

Candace Parker shocked the whole WNBA when she decided to join the Las Vegas Aces in free agency. Now, she opened up about her decision and why she chose the reigning champs over any other team that showed interest in her. On the NBA TV Pregame show on Monday, Parker detailed her thinking behind the […]

Las Vegas Aces stars A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray have weighed in on the announcement that the Aces are signing All-Star forward Candace Parker and they’re quite excited. Yeerrrrrrrrxvshjsjssjaksk https://t.co/WfJP4TVoWu — Chelsea Gray (@cgray209) January 28, 2023 Parker, the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft, is one of the most memorable players in […]

Chicago Sky coach James Wade shared a heartfelt message to two-time WNBA champion and MVP Candace Parker after she announced her intention to sign with the Las Vegas Aces as an unrestricted free agent on Saturday. “Candace has done so much for our franchise in her time here,” Wade said in a statement. “I understand […]

When Kelsey Plum went to take a nap, the Las Vegas Aces were still searching for the last piece of their starting lineup. When she woke up hours later, the vacancy was filled by one of the greatest basketball players the sport has ever seen. Candace Parker announced on Instagram yesterday afternoon she plans to […]

Candace Parker just shook the WNBA to its core. The legend will be joining the reigning champions, the Las Vegas Aces, per Bleacher Report. The news will likely take Chicago Sky fans some time to process after Parker helped lead the team to its first championship in franchise history in 2021. The Aces have had […]

Shaquille O’Neal loves betting with his TNT co-hosts. The problem is the NBA legend doesn’t have any luck when it comes to gambling. That much is clear after his latest loss, this time to Candace Parker. During the Philadelphia 76ers’ showdown with the Los Angeles Clippers on January 17, Shaq bet that Joel Embiid would […]

According to Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times, Candace Parker has already met with the Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks and plans to meet with the Las Vegas Aces during free agency. Parker, 36, is coming off an All-WNBA first team selection this past season and a two-year stint in Chicago where she helped guide […]

The WNBA might not be back in action until May but it is never too early to get excited about its next season. There are going to be plenty of firsts for the league in 2023. It will be without icons Sylvia Fowles and Sue Bird following their retirement but it will also embark on […]

Earlier today on “Sports Media w/Richard Deitsch,” Candace Parker said that, at this time, she is planning on returning for another season in the WNBA. What she did not say is whether it would be with the Chicago Sky (her home the last two years) or if she would test the market. Sky head coach/general […]

After saying last season could be her final act in the WNBA, Candace Parker indicated during a recent podcast appearance she is planning on returning for her 16th season. The two-time WNBA champion said on the “Sports Media With Richard Deitsch” she is “game” for coming back at the moment. “Right now, yeah, I’m game,” […]

The Dallas Wings have been searching for stability in the coaching box the last six years. They’ve gone through five head coaches in that period and hope Latricia Trammell can be the long-term solution after she agreed to become their next leader. It won’t be easy but Trammell has the track record to get what […]

WNBA free agency doesn’t start until after the New Year but front offices are already thinking about how to navigate a loaded 2023 free agent class. Here are the top free agents to look out for before free agency starts in two months. Breanna Stewart 2022 stats: 21.8 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.6 SPG, […]

Golden State Warriors franchise icon Stephen Curry is not only the deadliest shooter from beyond the arc the league has ever seen, he is also one of the most reliable hands on the free-throw line. For his career, Curry has shot around 91 percent from the foul line, and he entered the Warriors’ nationally televised […]

Despite losing to WNBA Finals favorites Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA Semifinals, 2018 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm can hold her head high as she gave it her all in the elimination game, dropping 42 points in a crushing 92-97 loss. And it’s only going to get better for Stewart, affectionately […]

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker is arguably playing the best basketball of her career, and her latest performance will not do anything to dispel that idea. After dropping 19 points and 18 rebounds in a Game 1 loss to the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA Semifinals, Parker and the Sky bounced back with an 85-77 […]

The Chicago Sky have championship aspirations. They are ready to bring home the WNBA Championship trophy in 2022. And with Candace Parker leading the way, they might be in line to get the job done. Parker has continued to add impressive accomplishments to her storied career this postseason. She recently became the third all-time leading […]

The WNBA playoffs are in full swing with each team looking to achieve its postseason goals. The Chicago Sky are no strangers to the WNBA playoffs. This is their fourth consecutive trip to the postseason and they are currently the league’s defending champs. Candace Parker and company are vying for Chicago’s first back-to-back titles since […]

After 18 fruitful years in the WNBA, time is now catching up with the great Diana Taurasi, who sat out the final few games of the regular season for the Phoenix Mercury due to injury. There’s recently been a lot of talk surrounding the 40-year-old’s looming retirement, which has brought about a rather hilarious message […]

The Chicago Sky obliterated the New York Liberty by a final score of 100-62 on Saturday. Candace Parker and the Sky set a new WNBA record in the lop-sided affair, as their 38-point margin of victory is the largest of all-time in the league, per Bleacher Report. The win was crucial for the Sky who […]

The Chicago Sky were cruising toward the No. 1 seed in the 2022 WNBA Playoffs in their quest to repeat as champions. However, the last month of the regular season proved that things won’t be easy for Candace Parker and company. In June and July, the team only lost four games combined. But in August, […]

Later this week, the 2022 WNBA Playoffs get underway and so does the Chicago Sky’s campaign to repeat as WNBA champions. The team will make their eighth postseason appearance in the last ten years in the 2022 WNBA Playoffs. Do the Sky have what it takes to win again? First, let’s look at the 2022 […]

Two of the WNBA’s biggest superstars squared off Sunday as the Chicago Sky took on the New York Liberty in a matchup that pitted Candace Parker up against Sabrina Ionescu. Among those in the audience for Saturday’s showdown was the Bryant clan, with Vanessa and Co. seated courtside for the WNBA game at the Barclays […]

Candace Parker is one of the most talented and influential players in women’s basketball. The former number one overall pick in 2008 has raked up a number of accomplishments in her career. Parker has won the WNBA MVP twice, received Rookie of the Year, and also has two Olympic Gold Medals. She also was the […]

The 2022 WNBA All-Star Game was a farewell affair for Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles, the two legends who are retiring after this season. While Bird went scoreless and tallied six assists, Fowles stuffed the stat sheet. The Minnesota Lynx star recorded nine rebounds, seven points and six assists to help Team Wilson to a […]

As the 2022 WNBA season begins, all eyes will be on the Chicago Sky. The reigning champions reached the mountain top with Candace Parker in her first-ever season with them. Several other squads are gearing up to take them down. On the eve of the season’s beginning, Parker quietly broke some massive news. She said […]

South Carolina is back atop the zenith of NCAA women’s basketball after beating the University of Connecticut for the national title, 64-49 on Sunday night. The top-seeded Gamecocks started the game on fire, outscoring the second-seeded Huskies, 22-8 in the opening frame. They then held Paige Bueckers and company to just 12 points in the […]

The one thing we love about the NBA on TNT crew is that they incessantly talk smack against each other. This is simply the atmosphere you get when you put Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal in a room with two other all-time greats in Candace Parker and Dwyane Wade. They all recently took their […]

Ayanna Patterson started the camera. Just in case. The slam dunk is a rare sighting in women’s basketball. In the WNBA, only seven players have dunked in league history. In college hoops, only eight women have done it – ever. Yet Patterson, a high school junior at the time, still wanted a few harmless attempts […]

There are few greater competitors in the game than Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. It’s no secret that Kobe’s ruthlessness spills far beyond the basketball court and apparently, WNBA icon Diana Taurasi once fell victim to this. In a recent interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, Chicago Sky star Candace Parker revealed an epic […]

After years upon years of one-game playoff series’ and playoff bye’s, the WNBA has finally switched up their format to include three rounds, all with a minimum of three games, and no playoff byes. This is now very similar to the NBA’s current playoff format, just on a smaller scale in terms of games and […]

Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker predicted that Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry would drop 50 points on the Atlanta Hawks; then he did. Steph is gona have 50 tonight…. Anytime you play against a young protégé you gotta let ‘em know 🤷🏽‍♀️ — Candace Parker (@Candace_Parker) November 9, 2021 She brought up a good point. […]

Remember when Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo hit up a Chick-fil-A and recorded his trip after winning his first NBA title? Chicago Sky star Candace Parker did her own version of that after winning the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Parker pulled up to Portillo’s, a Chicago staple, and recorded her order for her group. She […]

The Chicago Sky clinched their first WNBA title in franchise history on Sunday following a huge Game 4 win over Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury. Two-time league MVP Candace Parker put forth an epic performance in one of the most important games of her life, and as it turns out, Los Angeles Lakers legend […]

The whole NBA world was tuned in during Game 4 of the WNBA Finals between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury, with the likes of James Harden, Dwyane Wade, Ja Morant, Trae Young in disbelief of the thrilling finish they just witnessed. Trailing by nine points entering the final period, the Sky staged an incredible […]