Inside the NBA Shows Love to Candace Parker After Her Retirement Announcement 

Most Definitely.

How is it egomaniac? Kobe was celebrated during his last game because everyone knew it was the end. If you know your fave player is retiring next year, you get to make a decision about seeing them live for the last time.

You could tell she doesn't want to be fussed over-- didn't come on the show-- but it's important they did this. Let's be real, they haven't paid enough respect to the women's game over the years ("this ain't the WNBA!" used to be a Chuck punchline). The one Inside guy who added a lot of WNBA royalty on his segment was KG, that didn't get a lot of attention but I really appreciated it.

If you're a Kareem or Bron , you've given so much to the game that fans wanna show appreciation.

@@TwiinStar1224because Kobe should’ve retired 3yrs prior, he was unequivocally one the worst players in basketball in his final years

I'm not mad at the players that do a farewell tour. But i for sure takes a special kind of ego to be that good and also be like...nah, that ain't for me. As a fan, I wish we were getting the parade, but...she did it her way, much respect.

I guess it pays off to actually be great in the wnba which isn’t much actually playing

@@Avation.Experiencenigga what

bro, she's 38. it's time.

I feel like she's hitting this "focus on women's basketball" wave at the right time. She now has time to be EVERYWHERE supporting the WNBA and NBA.

I remember that too. Classic moment.

Not even close... Cheryl miller is the GOAT College Woman's Basketball.

Cheryl Miller wasn’t all bad lol

@@steelcurtainsteeler2249 Got That Right! Cheryl Miller Was The 1st Female Athlete/Complete Package(play like a male) with A Skill Set Of A Kobe And A Desire To Win Like A Jordan>You Can't Touch That. That Said>I Loved Candace Game As Well>She Is One Of The Greatest.

​​@@ronniejohnson196she trolled Reggie with a 100 point game after he bragged about 40 on tv will always be legendary 😂

I'm glad you found Candace and basketball

You got that right.

Caitlin Clark had the world talking about her. NBA platforms made segments for Caitlin. Candace Parker was nowhere near that big. Britany Griner was a bigger deal than Candace in college.

@@369pendulum And we know why that is…

@@369pendulum Nah. Candace had reporters on her front lawn in high school. ESPN televised her college decision, which was not a thing done for a female athlete before that time. She had big, big, BIG time hype. Magazines and TV spots everywhere. She had it all - mad handles, creat court vision, foot work in the post, a jump shot, stellar timing on blocks and steals. Easy on the eyes. Heterosexual (back then, lol). Even social media were as big back in 2008 when she entered the WNBA draft (nationally televised, which they had not been doing up until that point), we would have seen what we see now with Clark. I'm almost glad she missed the 24/7 news cycle though. I can't imagine what the comments would have been like when she got pregnant after her rookie season winning ROY and MVP. Marketing-wise, she never quite recovered from that, despite being by far the most popular and recognizable female baller until Caitlin.

No.

@@369pendulum name another who's more influential?

@@Tyland98 Sheryl Miller..

@@369pendulum nobody even wears the jersey number 31

@@Tyland98 Because she played over 30yrs ago. I don’t even know what Candace Parker’s jersey number is

Cheryl Swoop and Lisa Leslie were better...

​@@steelcurtainsteeler2249Swoopes & Lisa are 2 all time greats who I still miss watching do their thing on the court. But CP changed the game forever as there never was before nor present- a female player at her size of almost 6'5 with handles like hers who could & did bring the ball up the court. She could - and did on occasion - play any of the 5 positions on the court. Her all around game remains 2nd to none as she could shoot & play on ball defense like Swoopes & defend in the low post like Leslie. CP's low post game was sick as she was and 1 waiting to happen with her low post moves & her court vision - which any of her teammates had to keep their head on a swivel as one of her bullet passes might be coming their way in an instant. There will never be another game changer like CP. Period.

It's more sad than disrespectful. You missed some good ball. WNBA League pass is under $40. Cue up the 2016 Finals duel between her and Maya Moore, that's a classic.

*being a mom

She just won a championship last season

How come people can’t celebrate someone without having to compare and put someone else down. FYI you also sound idiotic as hell cus Caitlin Clark hasn’t had the chance to write her own legacy, hasn’t even played a game of pro bball yet.

Candace running away from CC. She knows CC would destroy her so she run to save her face. 1-2 years and she will trash talk on TV about how wnba got weak and less good and players not as good they were in her time....

In 2021, she left the TNT crew, won a ring, and then came back to the desk😅

@@Dj.Hylanda ok cool

Shaq? you trippin!!! and Candace couldn't handle a ball like Cheryl Miller who is the GOAT.

@@steelcurtainsteeler2249 maybe she's the better dribbler or scorer. I would agree. She might even be your favor. But for the last 20 years Candace Parker has had the best career in basketball history. From Slam Magazine and slam dunks in high school. Being the first person to bring real attention to Women's College Basketball. And ultimately having a media, analyst and position in sports news that competes or even outcompetes Shaq, Kenny, Chuck and Ernie (the KINGS of basketball on TV). Those guys did it after great careers have done so much for TV basketball. She kept up with the greatest to ever do it in a way where she could be considered one of the greatest tv basketball people. Yes, Cheryl Miller was THE most important woman on tv basketball, but Candace is often the most important person in TV basketball. I say she's the greatest person in basektball because she did all of that before retiring. It takes everyone else at least two elite careers to get to where she got halfway through hers. You really have no idea who wins 1v1 or 5v5 under experimentation conditions, but I KNOW Candace is God's gift to basketball and if you don't, then that's fine. But she's Mount Rushmore. Mountain is built on Cheryl, but Candace is rightfully the present and future face of basketball. She wins and it's not even halfway over. Shaq wins because he was fast and strong. Things he had to work on. He's everywhere on TV. Something he had to work on. He's money from behind the arc. Something he had to work on. Shaq worked hard from day 1 to do 50 to improve his skills to contribute to basketball as the best contributor in the room. He competed with everyone day one for that job. He competed with Kobe his entire career and today there's no competition. Shaq is the most important basketball player and your favorite players favorite player.

@@steelcurtainsteeler2249 TLDR: Nobody is touching Shaq and Candace's careers. Not with a 100 mile stick or a million mile headstart.

and Candace > Shaq. If martians came to steal basketball from us, they're taking Candace Parker. ANd Maya Moore would have taken her spot, but she decided to be the absolute greatest person ever. but greatest basketball people go to shaq and CP.

@@-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-.. that's why we all have opinions.. to most people it doesn't matter!

Shut up

That’s great! Wonderful! Fantastic! Hope she finally wins a chip.

Huh???

No

I'm going to miss you on the basketball 🏀 court ❤❤

Facts. Litteraly nobody knew or cared about her untill CC not made us all read about wnba

@@redfordreddington8834 no? lmfao. No one cares about her? How mmany videos there are on nba on tnt about her? only retirement. lmfao

Only people are commenting are you and other haters!! 😂🤣 don’t get me wrong Caitlin going be nice but she hasn’t proved nothing yet. Fact that AJ Wilson didn’t get shoe deal and Catlin did it’s all good though wish her all the best!!

I was expecting this comment eventually 😂😂😂

@@drusif85 well we all know but only few dare to say the truth

Stop trolling Candace is close to 40 and has nothing else to prove… has nothing to do with CC

Plastic man is reaching 🤣🤣🤣

@@byranwitherspoon5369 trust me 2 years and she will flame the wnba that it became weak and easy not like in her time....

Oooooor a Presidential gig at Adidas! 👟

@@gummybeer119 Even better!

lol

Until she had to pay alimony for a divorce settlement🤣

LIES...

@@TheUnleashedVoiceMemphis literal facts.

How do you know?