Parker had an impressive season, averaging 14 points and 8 rebounds, as well as shooting 49.1% from the field, the Times reports.

The athlete was close to retiring after a triumphant 2021 season. According to ESPN, the Chicago Sky player told Kristen Ledlow on NBA TV’s WNBA Weekly that her daughter Lailaa pushed her to play in the 2022 season.

“We were driving home from my daughter’s basketball practice and she was like, ‘Mom, I think you should play another year. You know, run it back,'” Parker said on the show, according to ESPN. “And I don’t know, it’s just something about now my son [Airr, who was born in February] being able to be at the games and see his mom play and just my family being able to be there. It’s really cool to be in Chicago, even outside of basketball, like to be able to go over to my dad’s house and have dinner. My mom cooks pregame for me, to see my family and friends, my high school best friend. I mean, it’s just really nice being back.”

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