Photo gallery: Candace Parker
Candace during a game at Dundee-Crown in 2001.
Patrick Kunzer/Daily Herald
10-year-old Candace pictured while with the Naperville Youth Basketball Association.
Courtesy of Sara Parker.
Candace during her 2002 season in which she became the sixth player in school history to reach 1,000 points.
Daily Herald file photo
Candace during her freshman year at Naperville Central High School.
Courtesy of Sara Parker.
Candace dunks in the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever. In May 2008, she set a WNBA record for most points in her first game with 34.
Associated Press
Candace shoots over Florida's Marshae Dotson during the first half of a 2008 college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn.
Associated Press
Candace hugs Shannon Bobbitt after Tennessee beat Stanford 64-48 to win NCAA women's basketball tournament on April 8, 2008.
Associated Press
Candace, Lisa Leslie and DeLisha Milton-Jones pose with their gold medals after defeating Australia in women's basketball at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
AAssociated Press
Candace in kindergarten in 1991
Courtesy of Sara Parker.
Candace joined the Los Angeles Sparks in 2008 after becoming the first pick in the WNBA draft. She went on to win not only Rookie of the Year honors, but also to be named the league's MVP.
Associated Press
Lashawndra Brown of Naperville North High School guards Candace during a game between the cross-town rivals in 2002.
Paul Michna/Daily Herald
Candace during the 2004 season at Naperville Central High School during which the Redhawks would win their second state crown with a 48-37 victory over New Trier.
Associated Press
Candace hugs Jen Meddaugh and Brittany Urata after their victory in the 2003 state championship game.
Mark Welsh/Daily Herald, March
Candace and legendary head coach Pat Summitt combined to win two collegiate national championships at Tennessee. Here they are during their regional final against Mississippi in 2007.
Associated Press photo
Candace with then-Naperville Central Principal Jim Caudill and basketball coach Andy Nussbaum during a 2004 ceremony to retire her jersey.
Daily Herald file photo
Even at 18 months, Naperville's Candace Parker knew how to put the ball in the hoop.
Courtesy of Sara Parker.
Candace displays her medal during a news conference Aug. 26, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
14-year-old Candace while at the AAU Nationals.
Courtesy of Sara Parker.
A Candace Parker fan at a Chicago Sky vs. Los Angeles Sparks WNBA game in Chicago.
Daily Herald file photo
Candace pumps her fist as she heads down the court after scoring against LSU in 2008.
Associated Press
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt gives instructions to Candace during the first half of the NCAA Women's national championship college basketball game in 2007 against Rutgers.
Associated Press
Candace in action against Richwoods High School in 2004.
Mark Welsh/Daily Herald, March 2004
Candace, 1, with brothers Anthony, 12, and Marcus, 9, in 1987. Anthony went on to play in the NBA and has just signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Courtesy of Sara Parker.
Candace and husband Shelden Williams.
NBA Photos.
Candace is unstoppable as Fenwick's Breanne Smilie tries to slow her down during the 2003 state championship game. The Redhawks won 63-59 in overtime to clinch their first state crown.
Mark Welsh/Daily Herald, March
Candace puts up a shot between defenders during the McDonald's Girls Shoot Out in Villa Park. She became only the third athlete in history in any sport to repeat as Gatorade National Player of the Year after helping lead Central to the second of its state titles.
Daily Herald file photo
Candace celebrates a state championship. She would commit to attend the University of Tennessee in 2003 - and ESPN would televise the announcement.
Mark Welsh/Daily Herald, March 2003
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