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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 […]

The Chicago Sky bagged their first title in franchise history on Sunday after an epic win over Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury. It was also an understandably emotional moment for Candace Parker, who herself is currently playing in her first season for Chicago. The 35-year-old veteran turned in a vintage performance on Sunday, logging […]

The Chicago Sky won their first championship in thrilling fashion after beating the Phoenix Mercury in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. Sure enough, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry couldn’t hold back his excitement and joy for Candace Parker and the Windy City franchise. Parker shocked the whole WNBA when she decided to join […]

At halftime of Sunday’s game between the Chicago Sky and the Las Vegas Aces, the WNBA revealed the “W25,” a list of the 25 greatest players in WNBA history as voted on by “a panel of select media and women’s basketball pioneers.” The list was headlined by 10 current WNBA players: Sue Bird, Tina Charles, […]

Dwyane Wade has been living life to the fullest now that he’s officially retired. The future Hall of Famer has been vacationing across the globe in an epic trip that has even earned its own hashtag: #wadesworldtour2021. Wade and his family recently made a stopover in France and this was where the 13-time All-Star decided […]

NBA 2K22 will be celebrating two milestones: the league’s 75th anniversary, and the WNBA‘s 25th anniversary. For the latter, 2K Sports will be releasing an alternate cover to the game’s Standard Edition. Dubbed as the WNBA 25th Anniversary Edition, it will feature Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker. The 6-time WNBA All-Star makes history as the first female cover […]

History has been made in the world of sports video gaming, as Candace Parker has been chosen to be on the cover of NBA 2K22, which makes her the first woman ever to have such honor. This is a homage by 2K to the WNBA, which is celebrating its 25 years of existence.  Nischelle Turner […]

It’s always big news when finding out who the next cover athlete will be for the NBA 2K series. This year for NBA 2K22 was no different. It was teased for awhile and many guessed and speculated and now the questions have an answer. Luka Doncic, Candace Parker and other stars will grace the cover […]

Count Candace Parker and Dwyane Wade among those excited about the growth of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies. During Tuesday’s NBA on TNT pre-show breakdown, the former Tennessee Lady Volunteer, 2008 No. 1 WNBA draft selection, and legendary Los Angeles Sparks forward exchanged overtures of the Western Conference upstarts with the former Marquette Golden […]

Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker was taken down a few pegs by her own daughter on Thursday during the WNBA draft. While Parker is already considered by many as one of the greatest female basketball players of all time, her 11-year-old daughter Lailaa Nicole Williams does not seem too impressed. While watching the 2021 WNBA […]

Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, and Candace Parker are all basketball legends. With Shaq and Wade now retired and Parker gearing up for her first season with the Chicago Sky, they made some time to have a little fun at the Inside the NBA studio on Tuesday night. And Shaq was the unwitting victim. The hulking […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is without a doubt one of the greatest players who has ever played the game. He’s pretty new to this broadcasting gig, though, and co-hosts Shaquille O’Neal and Candace Parker made sure to call out D-Wade following a hilarious on-air flub. Wade was part of TNT’s broadcast team that covered […]

Here’s another headline to smile about this Women’s Month — Wednesday’s game featuring the Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors were led by an all-female broadcasting team. The hosts that worked on the TSN broadcast were Megham McPeak and Kia Nurse (on-call), Kayla Grey (on the sidelines), and Kate Beirness and Amy Audibert (on the boot). […]

The recent viral video and photo shared by WNBA superstar Sabrina Ionescu depicting the gross inequality between men’s and women’s basketball players in this year’s NCAA tournament bubble has led to a public outcry for gender reform in the NCAA for all student athletes. Ever the controversial figure, former NBA star Nick Young left a […]

Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal has made headlines lately due to his controversial comments about the NBA and WNBA. O’Neal’s latest comment, which he said on air last Tuesday, was a suggestion to the WNBA to lower the rim so that ladies could dunk more, similar to what men do in the NBA. O’Neal’s comment […]

There’s a nice little friendly rivalry that has sparked up between Candace Parker and Shaq in recent weeks. It’s hard to tell if there is actual tension or not between the two but regardless, it has made for fascinating television on TNT. As mentioned, it started a few weeks back when Parker dismissed and flat […]

Candace Parker showed off her shooting stroke on NBA on TNT by draining one three-pointer after another, all while wearing a dress. Her colleagues somehow forgot that Parker is one heck of a basketball player and a legend in her own right. Parker’s smooth stroke from deep kind of reminds you of Stephen Curry, doesn’t […]