CHICAGO: Candace Parker talked about seeing her grandmother hold up the newspaper during their call, thrilled she is coming home to play for the Chicago Sky.
She mentioned the Bears and Bulls welcoming her in tweets, too. For a diehard fan of both teams growing up, that was pretty cool.
I’m so excited to be home and I say that from the bottom of my heart, Parker said during a Zoom conference Tuesday. I didn’t realize how amazing the Chicagoland area was with basketball in general until I went out in the world and I saw how truly special and how they really embrace their homegrown talent.
Parker, a two-time WNBA MVP, agreed to sign with Chicago last week and leave the Los Angeles Sparks after spending her first 13 seasons with them. The move was announced on Monday.
The Sky made the playoffs in 2020 for the second time in as many years under coach and general manager James Wade. They already had a solid nucleus with guards Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley, as well as rising…