Candace Parker has been on the go since she announced her retirement from the WNBA in 2024.
From broadcasting college and pro games to taking over as the president of Women's Basketball for Adidas, the future Hall of Famer has been busy. She's also had more time for what she calls her most important job - being a mom to her daughter Lailaa and sons Airr Larry and Hartt Summitt.
"I am doing more now than I have. I used to be able to use basketball as a crutch," Parker said in an interview with The Associated Press. "Now it's like, you ain't going to rest up for nothing. I think this first year of retirement has kind of been my like 'What do I want to do more of in this first year?' My main priority is being there for my family. My daughter's going to be a junior next year and is going to start to get recruited for volleyball."
Next up for Parker is the Los Angeles Sparks game on Sunday to have her jersey retired. She brought a championship to the franchise in 2016 and the Sparks will be playing Chicago, Parker's hometown team that she went to and helped win a title for in 2021.
The Sky will retire her No. 3 jersey later this summer, making her only the second WNBA player to have her number retired by two different teams. Lindsay Whalen had her jersey retired by both Connecticut and Minnesota.