Candace Parker announces marriage and pregnancy

WNBA star shares happy news with Instagram post

Updated December 14, 2021 | 2 min read

Chicago Sky star Candace Parker announced on Tuesday that she is married and expecting her second child.

Parker shared the news in an Instagram post, writing, "I'm so excited to share that I'm married to the love of my life, Anna Petrakova, and that we're expecting a baby!"

Parker and Petrakova, a Russian basketball player, met in 2012 and have been together ever since. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lailaa, in 2016.

Parker's announcement comes just days after she helped the Chicago Sky win their first WNBA championship.

The 35-year-old Parker is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and has been named WNBA MVP twice.