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Candace Nicole Parker (yo o tshotsweng ka Moranang a le lesome le boferabongwe ka 1986), wa leina la matshamekwane la "Ace",[1] ke motshameki wa pele wa baseketebolo ya porofeshenale wa kwa Amerika. E ne e le mongwe wa batshameki ba ba tumileng go gaisa ba WNBA ka nako tsotlhe,[2][3] o ne a tlhophiwa lekgetlho la ntlha ka kakaretso ka 2008 WNBA draft ke ba Los Angeles Sparks.[4] O ntse ditlha di le lesome le boraro kwa Sparks, ditlha tse pedi le Chicago Sky, le setlha se le sengwe le Las Vegas Aces, a fenya bommapodi le ditlhopha tsotlhe tseo.

Motshameki yo o pharologanyo, Parker o ne a tshameka kwa pele le fa gare. Kwa sekolong se segolwane, Parker o ne gapa sekgele sa 2003 le 2004 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year Awards, a fetoga go nna motshameki wa legato la boraro wa bobedi le mosadi a le nosi yo o kileng a amogela Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year Award gabedi. Fa e le motshameki wa yunibesiti ya kwa Tennessee, o ne a etelela pele setlhopha go fenya bommampodi mo dingwageng tse pedi ka tatelano (2007, 2008), o ne a bidiwa motshameki yo o gaisang ke Final Four mo makgetlhong ao otlhe ka bobedi. Fa ele redshirt freshman, o ne a nna mosadi wa ntlha go dunk mo motshameko wa dikgaisano tsa NCAA le go nna dunk gabedi mo motshamekong wa sekolo sa ithutelo tiro.[5] Morago ga go tlhophiwa mo WNBA Draft, Parkerr o ne a saena tumalano e telele le Adidas le Gatorade.[6][7]

Ka 2016, Parker o ne a isa Sparks kwa go fenyeng WNBA Finals ya bone ya ntlha esale ka 2002 mme a fenya WNBA Finals MVP Award. Ka 2021, o ne a thusa Sky go fenya bommampodi jwa bone jwa ntlha. Parker o ne a fenya ditlotla tse pedi tsa WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2008, 2013), WNBA All-Star Game MVP Award (2013), digauta tse pedi tsa diOlimpiki (2008, 2012), le WNBA Rookie of the Year Award (2008). O ne a tlhophiwa mo ditlhopheng di le thataro tsa All-WNBA le ditlhopha tse tlhano tsa All-Star, mme ya nna motshameki wa ntlha go fenya Rookie of the Year le ditlotla tsa MVP mo setlheng se le sengwe.[8] Parker o ne a nna motshameki wa bobedi go dunk mo motshamekong wa WNBA ka Seetebosigo a le masome mabedi le bobedi ka 2008.[9][10]

Fa e sa le ka 2018, Parker o ntse e le mogasi le motoloki wa TNTSports, a tlamela ka kgaso ya metshameko ya NBA mo TNT le NBA TV le metshameko kgaisano ya NCAA men's basketball tournament.[11]

Morago ga go tlogela tiro ka Dikgakologo tsa 2024 Parker o ne a tlhophiwa go nna tautona wa baseketebolo ya bomme ya Adidas.[12][13]

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  10. Gutierrez, Melody (April 2, 2007). "College stars boost WNBA draft suspense". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  11. "Candace Parker, Turner Sports reach multiyear extension". NBA.com. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  12. Hess, AJ (May 8, 2024). "Retiring WNBA legend Candace Parker is the new president of Adidas women's basketball (exclusive)". Fast Company. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  13. Richard, Brandon (May 8, 2024). "WNBA legend Candace Parker earned her stripes in long partnership with Adidas". Andscape. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved 23 February 2025.