Sparks’ Legend Candace Parker Bashes WNBA All-Stars for Wearing “Pay Us What You Owe Us” T-Shirts

Parker was brutally honest when discussing recent events from this year's WNBA All-Star Game.

Jul 19, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Team Collier forward Angel Reese (5) looks on before the 2025 WNBA All Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

During warmups of last this year's WNBA All-Star Game, players from both sides — Team Collier and Team Clark — wore "Pay Us What You Owe Us" t-shirts, serving as a representation of ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations.

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"It was a very powerful moment. As players, we didn't know that that was going to happen. It was a genuine surprise," Los Angeles Sparks' star guard Kelsey Plum said. "The t-shirt ... was determined this morning that we had a meeting for."

Candace Parker blasts this year’s WNBA All-Stars:

"Y'all cannot come out there with those shirts of 'Pay Us What You Owe Us’ — and then do that in the All-Star Game."

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Now, in recent weeks following the star-studded event, former Sparks' legend Candace Parker was brutally honest in speaking out against the players' decision on a recent episode of Post Moves with Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston.

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"Y'all cannot come out there with those shirts of 'Pay Us What You Owe Us,' and then do that in the All-Star Game," Parker said, a visible shot at player efforts during the All-Star Game.

WNBA players wear “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts during the All-Star game warmups. 👀

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"On one of the biggest stages, with people tuned in and in an All-Star setting that was invested in more than any other All-Star Game previously — without Caitlin Clark ... I think it was an added opportunity," Parker continued.

"It really would have maximized the moment of wearing the shirt along with giving the product," she added. "Because I tried to watch the All-Star Game, I'll be honest. But after one slow eurostep ... I was like, 'I can't. I'm a fan of the WNBA and I can't watch this.'"

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