NEW YORK — The WNBA will tip off its 25th season Friday after an eventful offseason that was full of player movement, including Candace Parker returning home to Chicago.
The two-time league MVP and five-time All-Star left Los Angeles after playing her entire 13-year career with the Sparks, who drafted her in 2008.
“I’m so excited to be home and I say that from the bottom of my heart,” Parker, 35, said. “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.