A significant setback: The Candace Parkers have made it official that they will be selling the all-time great player who wasn’t the main target for sale.
has essentially accomplished everything a basketball player can do. She has made seven All-Star appearances, won three WNBA titles, won two MVP awards, and was the league’s rookie of the year. In addition, she won two gold medals at the Olympics and twice won the national championship in college.
She is no longer attempting to emulate Mike or even LeBron, as there aren’t many peaks left to climb in the sport. She now aspires to follow in the footsteps of Jay-Z, the rapper, record producer, and agency whose business empire includes everything from apparel and beverage brands to real estate and technology.
“He has definitely been my North Star,” Parker remarked during a break at the espnW summit held at the Ojai Valley Inn last month, where she was a featured speaker.
speaker. I respect his foresight in dispelling the myths about what qualities are necessary for success. It’s comparable to how people view female basketball players. I don’t believe I have to stay in any one lane.
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When “Candace Parker: Unapologetic” premieres on ESPN on Sunday and starts to stream on ESPN+, it will mark Parker’s most recent lane change. Even though Parker spends the entire 77-minute documentary in front of the camera, the process of making the film has inspired her to develop new business ventures. Her empire already encompasses broadcasting, ownership in the women’s soccer team Angel City FC, production, and a collaboration with Adidas on apparel and shoes.
Candace Parker, a forward for the Los Angeles Sparks, (3) brings
Candace Parker, a forward for the Los Angeles Sparks, (3) brings On Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Bradenton, Florida, (3) brings the ball up the court during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever. Sports (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Although Candace Parker transformed basketball, her work is far from over.
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“It’s been amazing to kind of go down that lane and learn, obviously, producing and content,” stated Parker, a Tennessee sports management student and academic All-American. Since I love history so much, I would like to work in that area. It’s critical that several voices present various perspectives on history.
Imagine a 6-foot-4 single- mother, Ken Burns who was also capable of dunks.
“That’s something I could see,” Joie Jacoby, the
filmmaker with multiple awards who oversaw the documentary. “I believe she will do a number of things, including that. She is involved in so many activities, such as speaking and interacting with others. One of her superpowers is that.
That’s why, to Jacoby, Parker—who went by the nickname Can Do in elementary school, as in Can Do Anything—sees a different role model.
In reference to the Lakers Hall of Famer who has retired to become a rich businessman, Jacoby stated, “I would say Magic Johnson.” “I see that kind of career trajectory for her as an all-media entrepreneur.”
In the video, Parker’s basketball career is followed from her early dribbles with her brothers on a concrete court in a Naperville park.
through high school, where she dipped as a 15-year-old, to Ill. — a court that now carries Parker’s name. After a great collegiate career at Tennessee under Pat Summit, she played 16 WNBA seasons with the Sparks, Chicago Sky, and Las Vegas Aces, taking home titles in each. via illnesses, becoming pregnant, getting married, getting divorced, and getting married again to Anna Petrakova, a Russian teammate for three years.
The movie, which was filmed over the course of 14 months starting in the fall of 2021, follows Parker during the Chicago WNBA season of 2022 and provides a glimpse into a career that was nearly as full of failures as achievements. And even though it occasionally becomes sad and personal, it’s the kind of thoughtfully chosen work we’ve come to expect from sportsmen narrating their own experiences.
August 8, Los Angeles, California On August 8, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, at Staples Center, forward Candace Parker #3 of the Los Angeles Sparks attempts a pass that is defended by forward Brianna Turner #21 of the Phoenix Mercury. REMEMBER ME, USER: By downloading and/or using this photo, the user specifically understands and accepts that the user is agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Image via Getty Images/Meg Oliphant.)
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Regarding the documentary, which was produced by L.A.-based Film 45 and executive produced by ESPN Films, Parker stated, “We had creative control over a lot of stuff,” and he gave ESPN credit for “not just wanting anything within that I would not desire.”
Nevertheless, there’s definitely enough bite to justify the moniker “Unapologetic.”
“I’m going to be who I am,” she said. And the rest of them can kick rocks,” remarked Jacoby. She tried to live up to many expectations for a large portion of her life. She also met them all the time. However, there are many responsibilities that come with being expected to be someone else’s particular person.
That’s where this movie is at this point. She is unrepentant in this instant, this frozen moment in time. She is indifferent. She is aware of who she is.
Parker (37), who reached that crossroads in her life and profession, was an ideal subject for the novel because Jacoby desired to share.
The director remarked, “There are so many different factors that are all sort of at play for her.” “She’s growing older, reflecting on her life goals, and her child is growing older.” Simultaneously, she finds herself at a place she has never been before, where she is completely at ease and transparent about who she is.
