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Silky Johnson
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| Well, that's going to take the luster off of those Dream games; I might not even go now.
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| Posted: 04/28/24 1:05 pm ::: |
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| My heart aches… thanks for carrying the torch and bringing womens basketball to a new level .
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| Posted: 04/28/24 1:29 pm ::: |
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| That leaves Isabelle Harrison as the last player in the W to have played for Pat Summitt
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| Posted: 04/28/24 2:31 pm ::: |
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| Feels like a real changing of the guard. Thank you Ace...
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| Posted: 04/28/24 2:50 pm ::: |
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| Candace Parker's retirement leaves Diana Taurasi as the last player who has played against The Comets
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| Posted: 04/28/24 3:31 pm ::: |
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| What a legendary career.
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| Posted: 04/28/24 4:24 pm ::: |
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| Thanks, CP. The Sky would not have won that championship without you. 💙
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| Posted: 04/28/24 4:51 pm ::: |
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With the Commish saying she’d like4 new teams, this may beachance for CP. to fulfill her wish to own a W team. That would be awesome.
Congrats to ACE for a great career.
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| Posted: 04/28/24 5:46 pm ::: |
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With the Commish saying she’d like4 new teams, this may beachance for CP. to fulfill her wish to own a W team. That would be awesome.
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I'd imagine both LA and Chicago might invite her to join their ownership groups, if she didn't want to build from the ground up. Not sure if there's another city she has any particular attachment to where she'd want to help start a franchise. Maybe somewhere in Tennessee? |
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| Posted: 04/28/24 6:48 pm ::: |
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| I wonder if she ever inquired into the Tennessee head coaching job. She definitely has coaching in her.
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| Posted: 04/28/24 8:30 pm ::: |
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| In the mean time, know IM A BUSINESS, man, not a businessman. This is the beginning...I'm attacking business, private equity, ownership (I will own both a NBA & WNBA team), broadcasting, production, boardrooms, beach volleyball, dominoes (sorry babe it's going to get more real) with the same intensity & focus I did basketball. |
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| Posted: 05/08/24 2:52 pm ::: |
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| Now we know why Parker suddenly decided to retire. She got herself a nice jobby job. President of Adidas women’s basketball division.
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| Posted: 05/11/24 5:24 am ::: |
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I'm truly going to miss seeing CP on the court and have to admit, I was shocked for many days....Who breaks the story of her own retirement and then the news drops on her new executive position a short time after? Her! lol! She does it her way and her body may have failed her, but she seems to never be without a plan!
Because I didn't watch college ball back then, I didn't know who she was upon entering the league but she quickly let us know! Witnessing her journey was full of highs and lows...highlights, setbacks, critiques, scuffles, kerfuffles, what ifs, the WTFs, triumphs...but if you stand back and look at it, it has been an amazing story of an athlete, personally and professionally and frankly, none of the documentaries have quite done her justice... She truly was a transcendent superstar, the blueprint for many of today's athletes...the personification of versatility, position-less before it was popular...A Goat! She was one of the primary people carrying the WBB torch for nearly two decades. Death, taxes and CP ballin'! We know her as one of the most decorated athletes of our time, but coupled with her off court accomplishments, she truly is 1 of 1!
Here is great retirement article on her...with quotes from her family and a few close friends: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/05/03/candace-parkers-career-is-a-master-class-on-timing-and-the-beauty-that-lies-in-deciding-for-yourself
I knew her retirement was quickly approaching but I thought we'd get one more year and I was praying for a fully healthy year so we could see her hold off father time and see the full vision of the Aces at their ultimate peak!! I bought tickets to a few Aces games prior to her announcement, hoping to see her lace them up a few more times. Today is the 1st of those games, LV Aces vs. PR. *sigh* I guess it's fully sunk in  Seriously, if you read this: Congrats CP on a beautiful career! Thank you for the many years and everything you have given to the game! Your story has been inspirational even for those of us who aren't ballers, resilience is a skill we all need. Summer truly will miss you! It has been beautiful watching you break barriers on and off the court! Keep doing it your way!
This season is going to feel different for me (and I'm sure for many others)...so many of the long time greats are gone (and 1 is still hanging on...lol!) but I'm so happy to see the growth of the league and excited to watch the journey of the players! Go W!!
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