The jersey of Tennessee Lady Vols great Candace Parker was retired on Sunday by the Los Angeles Sparks, the WNBA team where she spent the majority of record-breaking professional career.

When Lady Vols basketball legend Candace Parker arrived in Los Angeles as a WNBA rookie in 2008, Michael Cooper told her something that still rang true 17 years later at her jersey retirement.

Former two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker was honored by the Los Angeles Sparks, who retired her jersey during a ceremony at halftime of their game against the Chicago Sky on Sunday, June 29.

If Candace Parker could put music to her jersey retirement ceremony, it would be “I Did It My Way,” the Jay-Z remix of Frank Sinatra’s hit. Parker’s No. 3 Los Angeles Sparks jersey was ...

FILE – In this Aug. 4, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Sparks’ Candace Parker celebrates her basket against the New York Liberty during the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles.

Candace Parker's No. 3 was retired by the Los Angeles Sparks, and she gave a very emotional speech during the ceremony. Candace’s Rising Stars general manager Candace Parker looks on during the ...

Parker, who also wrote a book “The Can-Do Mindset” that was just published, said when she was drafted by Los Angeles No. 1 in 2008 she wanted to win championships there.