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    Candace Parker opens up on playing career and personal life in new documentary

    by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times Nov 10, 2023 4 minutes
    Las Vegas Aces forward Candace Parker gestures to forward A'ja Wilson, out of frame at right, in a timeout before the final moments of Game 4 of the WNBA basketball final series against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Brooklyn, New York.

    LOS ANGELES — Candace Parker has done just about everything there is to do in basketball. She's won three WNBA titles, two most valuable player awards, made seven All-Star appearances and was the league's rookie of the year. She also has two Olympic gold medals and in college she was a two-time national champion.

    So with few peaks left to climb in the sport, she's no longer trying to be like Mike, or even LeBron. Now she wants to emulate Jay-Z, the rapper, record producer and agent whose entrepreneurial empire spans everything from clothing lines and beverages to real estate and technology.

    "He has been my North Star for sure," Parker said during a break in last month's espnW summit at the Ojai Valley

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