Candace Parker retired in April, on the same day WNBA training camp began. On her Instagram, she shared a sepia-toned photo of herself as a kid, holding a basketball bigger than her small torso. The caption was thankful and considered; Parker had known in her body for some time that her tenure as a professional basketball player was over, but her mind needed a beat for it to sink in. But Parker’s team, the Las Vegas Aces, didn’t know, nor did her competitive contemporaries in the W. New York Liberty star, Breanna Stewart, was visibly shocked when the announcement broke during practice. “Wait, right now? She’s not playing any more [games]?” Stewart said, mouth slightly agape and pointing at the court.
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