WNBA legend Candace Parker announces retirement [Video]

Three-time WNBA Champion, two-time league MVP and two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker announced on Sunday that she’s retiring after 16 years.

Parker spent most of her career with the Los Angeles Sparks and played most recently with the Las Vegas Aces, where she started the first 18 games of the year. Parker, who suffered an injury to her foot last year, said the “offseason hasn’t been fun on a foot that isn’t cooperating.”

“I promised I’d never cheat the game & that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it,” Parker said in a social media post. “The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it’s time. My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it.”

Parker was the No. 1 pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft. She went on to become the first player in league …