WNBA legend Candace Parker’s speech was one of the highlights of the 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony. Parker retired from the WNBA three years ago as a three-time champion, two-time MVP and seven-time All-Star.
On Saturday, eight individuals and one team achieved basketball immortality. The 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class featured Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw, the USA women’s 1996 Olympic gold medal squad, Amar’e Stoudemire, Mike D’Antoni (coach, contributor), Mark Few (coach), Doc Rivers and Joey Crawford (referee). Each of their induction stories was as distinct as the roles they played to grow the game. Here are some of the best moments from Saturday’s induction
WNBA legend Candace Parker is one of four player honorees stepping into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later tonight. As the induction gets closer, fans want to know more about the woman behind the trophies.
Candace Parker has received her Basketball Hall of Fame ring and had a fitting reaction to the latest honour of her remarkable career. As she slipped the ring onto her finger, the three-time WNBA champion smiled and said: ‘This is so nice… Oh my gosh.
Nearly two decades after she walked onto a WNBA court for the first time and immediately rewrote the record books, Candace Parker has received the sport’s highest individual honor. She was officially enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday as part of the Class of 2026.
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