Candace Parker closed out her first season with her hometown team in style on Sunday as she helped lead the Chicago Sky to their first WNBA title in franchise history with a 80-74 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.
Allie Quigley scored 26 points to lead Chicago while Parker had 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists for Sky, who won the series 3-1.
Parker was emotional down the stretch and could be seen tearing up in the final 10 seconds as the home crowd went nuts and started celebrating. This video right here is pretty darn cool and shows just how much this meant to Parker:
Candace Parker was emotional as the Sky were on the verge of their first-ever WNBA Championship 🥺 pic.twitter.com/I1K1A2C3Bf
— ESPN (@espn) October 17, 2021
But this moment after the game was even better, as Parker found her daughter, Lailaa, and the two celebrated the win:
Candace Parker and her daughter Lailaa ❤️🥺 pic.twitter.com/QbGWiDgAk2
— ESPN (@espn) October 17, 2021
Twitter loved it:
😭😂🥰 can’t wait to be a mom 💪🏽 https://t.co/bTGxTofavw
— Isabelle Harrison (@OMG_itsizzyb) October 17, 2021
This moment between Candace and her daughter is EVERYTHING. 🥺pic.twitter.com/b2y8vBULx2
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) October 17, 2021
Love. Sports. https://t.co/T87vef26ri
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 17, 2021
She’s the Kareem of the WMBA… Has a chip at every level! https://t.co/fFviwf81Bq
— ⭕️ (@Zulu_WaRr) October 17, 2021
Yeah no crying this is so cute.
If you don’t know, CP got pregnant with Lailaa near the end of her rookie season. She then won MVP, Rookie of the Year, and then had her daughter and has been a role model for working moms ever since 🥺 https://t.co/93kV4Y8iyz
— chelsea (@chelsealeite) October 17, 2021
ugly crying right now i can’t handle this https://t.co/aMcnop3Aqd
— Arianna Vedia (@nanavedia) October 17, 2021
