CP3 is hanging its jersey in rafters.
Sparks announced that they will retire Candes Parker’s jersey at Crypto.com Arena on 29 June as the team faces Chicago Akash. Parker Lisa Leslie and Penny will join the elite company of Toller, as number 9 and number 11 respectively, their jersey was honored as a spark for the third time.
Parker won a title with Sparks in 2016 and the series final MVP was nominated against Links. She holds the franchise’s career aid record with 1,331.
“My jersey is really an honor to see the rafters hanging among other legends. This moment is not just about me – it is about untrustworthy support from my family, my colleagues and la sparks organization and fans,” Parker says in an official press release“I am grateful to my parents who believed in my every step, for my brothers, who are still my heroes and my wife and children, who inspire me every day. Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena) picked up Laila and it was growing her playground. All connections, and all love that I met here.”
Congratulations legend.