{"id":12521,"date":"2024-11-29T23:45:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T23:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=12521"},"modified":"2024-11-29T23:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T23:45:58","slug":"teammates-one-day-candace-parker-pokes-fun-to-lebron-james-longevity-with-her-son-photobombing-the-4-time-nba-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=12521","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Teammates One Day&#8217;: Candace Parker Pokes Fun To LeBron James\u2019 Longevity With Her Son Photobombing The 4-Time NBA Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_60\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/b\/d\/bd00259678af47e09b4efc643fbfb7b880045d60\/USATSI_24866687_168400517_lowres-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"'Teammates One Day': Candace Parker Pokes Fun To LeBron James\u2019 Longevity With Her Son Photobombing The 4-Time NBA Champion\" \/><\/h1>\n<div id=\"ac_94460658\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<blockquote><p><em>Retired WNBA legend\u00a0Candace Parker\u00a0turned heads recently with her unusual request directed towards\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0legend LeBron James.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Parker was in attendance during the recent games of the Lakers against the\u00a0Orlando Magic. With good seats close to the team bench. Due to her proximity, Parker was even able to grab a photo of her two-year-old son Airr with LeBron James in the background.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With that, Parker made an offer for James and her son to one day team up.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTeammates one day?\u201d Candace\u00a0captioned\u00a0her Instagram post.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460659\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCubhV_Ta9N\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yardbarker.com&amp;rp=%2Fgeneral_sports%2Farticles%2Fteammates_one_day_candace_parker_pokes_fun_to_lebron_james_longevity_with_her_son_photobombing_the_4_time_nba_champion%2Fs1_17382_41317151#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2690.899999999907%7D\" height=\"969\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"yb_recirc_container_mobile\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container\">\n<div id=\"aditude_ad_article_inline_1\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CL_6gKOKgYoDFdLyTAIdimINFw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460660\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>LeBron, however, may have a hard time making that happen as the basketball legend is turning 40 this year. He is currently the oldest active NBA player. And while James has repeatedly said he has no specific plans for retirement yet, he also expressed that he does not plan to play ball \u201cuntil the wheels come off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460662\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<h2>Candace Parker Wants to Own a WNBA, NBA Team<\/h2>\n<p>Candace Parker announced her retirement earlier this year, only shortly before the 2024 WNBA season began. After playing for 16 years for the WNBA and playing for three different teams and carrying them all to at least one championship each, Parker called it a career following continuous injury problems.<\/p>\n<p>However, that did not mean that she would depart from doing basketball-related gigs entirely. In fact, the 2008 WNBA first pick is planning to continue business with basketball, this time by owning a team playing for the WNBA or the NBA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CPnuwauKgYoDFUKG6QUdEFYZOA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460663\" class=\"article_chunk type_15\">\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_1860,w_1380,x_0,y_0\/c_scale,f_auto,q_auto,w_700\/v1\/m\/9\/4\/94015a7e5cb787cf0212c08d844847d07807ba05\/USATSI_14053201_168400517_lowres-1.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"943\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Feb 16, 2020; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Candace Parker in attendance before the 2020 NBA All Star Game at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460664\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>In her post on Instagram\u00a0announcing her retirement, Candace called this phase of her career \u201cthe beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m attacking business, private equity, ownership (I will own both a NBA &amp; WNBA team), broadcasting, production, boardrooms, beach volleyball, dominoes (sorry babe it\u2019s going to get more real) with the same intensity &amp; focus I did basketball,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460665\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6UEFJ8xWcW\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yardbarker.com&amp;rp=%2Fgeneral_sports%2Farticles%2Fteammates_one_day_candace_parker_pokes_fun_to_lebron_james_longevity_with_her_son_photobombing_the_4_time_nba_champion%2Fs1_17382_41317151#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A2699.600000000093%7D\" height=\"1524\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_3\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CIbxhayKgYoDFc-G6QUdbRUcVQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460666\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Talking to Bloomberg, the two-time WNBA MVP discussed her plans to own a basketball team further.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI always believe in speaking things into existence, and [owning a team] is a goal of mine,\u201d Parker said. \u201cTaking that mindset of being an athlete on the court you set all of those microscopic and telescopic goals, but really the work comes behind figuring out how I\u2019m gonna do that, and every single day putting yourself in a position to be better than the day you were before. It\u2019s just recreating the blueprint of what you had as an athlete.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She added: \u201cObviously the championship would be owning a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Airr, Candace Parker is parent to two other children, with her wife Anna Petrakova.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94460667\" class=\"article_chunk type_15\">\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_1298,w_1948,x_0,y_0\/c_scale,f_auto,q_auto,w_700\/v1\/m\/b\/2\/b2dd59b1059359ed98320d578e82d2f1718a2419\/USATSI_24535267_168400517_lowres.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Lady Vols legend Candace Parker during an SEC conference game between Tennessee and Alabama in Neyland Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author_bio\">\n<p>This article first appeared on\u00a0Hardwood Heroics\u00a0and was syndicated with permission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired WNBA legend\u00a0Candace Parker\u00a0turned heads recently with her unusual request directed towards\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0legend LeBron James. 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