Candace Parker nominated for Best Athlete, Women's Sports and Best WNBA Player ESPYS
Candace Parker is up for two ESPY awards, ESPN announced Tuesday.
The former Tennessee Lady Vols great has been nominated for Best Athlete, Women's Sports and Best WNBA Player. Other nominees for Best Athlete include Oksana Masters (cross country Skiing, road cycling, biathlon), Sunisa Lee (gymnastics) and Katie Ledecky (swimming). Parker was nominated alongside WNBA players Jonquel Jones, Sylvia Fowles and Skylar Diggins-Smith.
The 2022 ESPYS will be broadcast on ABC at 8 p.m. ET July 20.
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Parker is the only nominee this year looking for a repeat ESPY win in the Best Athlete, Women's Sports category, having won the honor in 2008. Parker has won five ESPYS total, including Best Athlete, Women's Sports (2008), Best Collegiate Athlete, Women's Sports (2008) and Best WNBA Player (2009, 2013, 2017).
Parker's team, the Chicago Sky, was also nominated for best team after winning the franchise's first WNBA title in 2021.
The two-time WNBA champion was recently selected for her seventh WNBA All-Star game appearance, which will be hosted in Chicago for the first time. In her 15th season, Parker has hinted it will be her last. Parker is averaging 12.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists this season, helping lead the Sky to a 13-5 record.
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