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Sparks Notes: Candace Parker Gets Honest on Cathy Engelbert, Reflects on WNBA Finals

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Jun 29, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Former Los Angeles Sparks Candace Parker acknowledges the crowd during a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Jun 29, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Former Los Angeles Sparks Candace Parker acknowledges the crowd during a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

A myriad of league veterans have spoken out in support of Napheesa Collier since her late-September message challenging WNBA leadership — some of which includes current Los Angeles Sparks' star forward Dearica Hamby and former L.A. star Candace Parker. Parker, on a recent episode of "Post Moves with Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston," was honest in speaking about Engelbert and current feelings surrounding the WNBA as of late.

"What was interesting were the amount of players that came to the defense of [Napheesa Collier] — and the crickets that came to the defense of [WNBA Commissioner] Cathy [Engelbert] for me," Parker said.

Parker retired from professional basketball last year after spending 13 illustrious seasons with the purple and gold, while helping L.A. to a title in 2016 — the franchise's third WNBA championship.

Midway through this month's WNBA Finals between the Aces and Mercury, the Sparks icon reflected on now watching playoff games as a fan.

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Ben Geffner is an award-winning sports journalist and current student at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. A greater Los Angeles native now with countless years of extensive and dedicated experience — including beat reporting, writing, play-by-play broadcast, television anchoring, podcasting and video production — Ben remains eager to contribute as credentialed media covering the LA Sparks.

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