Candace Parker, leyenda de la WNBA, anuncia su retirada del baloncesto

candace parker, leyenda de la wnba, anuncia su retirada del baloncesto

Candace Parker, leyenda de la WNBA, anuncia su retirada del baloncesto

Filadelfia (EE.UU.), 28 abr (EFE).- Candace Parker, tres veces campeona de la WNBA y MVP de la liga en dos ocasiones, anunció este domingo su retirada del baloncesto.

“La competidora en mí siempre quiere uno más, pero es el momento. Mi corazón y mi cuerpo lo sabían, pero necesitaba darle a mi mente tiempo para aceptarlo”, escribió Parker en un comunicado en Instagram.

Número uno del draft de 2008 de la WNBA, Parker disputó 16 temporadas en la liga y se convirtió en la primera jugadora de la historia con tres anillos en tres equipos diferentes: Los Angeles Sparks (2016), Chicago Sky (2021) y Las Vegas Aces (2023).

También fue la primera jugadora en ganar el premio a la novata del año y el MVP en la misma temporada (2008).

Parker se llevó asimismo el MVP en 2013, fue elegida para siete All-Star, ganó dos oros olímpicos con EE.UU y conquistó dos títulos universitarios de la NCAA con Tennessee (2007 y 2008).

Con 38 años recién cumplidos y con problemas físicos en los últimos tiempos, Parker, que figuraba en la plantilla de las Aces para defender su doble campeonato (2022 y 2023), deja el deporte profesional como la novena jugadora con más puntos en la historia de la WNBA (6.574), la tercera con más rebotes (3.467), la séptima con más asistencias (1.634) y la quinta con más tapones (619).

(c) Agencia EFE

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