Recently, Russian professional basketball player Anna Petrakova broke the news, saying that she has been married to WNBA star Candice Parker for 2 years, and Candice has previously had a heterosexual marriage. This also makes people look at the top WNBA stars that have been less noticed before, and pay attention to their other half (in order of joining the WNBA).
1. Candace Parker
Since this article is from Candice, let's focus on her first. Candice has won two WNBA championships, two regular season MVP, one time Best Defensive Player, six All-Stars, and nine All-Team.
In May 2007, Candice was named to People magazine's list of the 100 most beautiful people in the world. In November 2008, she married former NBA player Sheldon Williams, and the two had a daughter. In November 2016, Williams applied for divorce on the grounds that "contradictions cannot be reconciled", and the two's eight-year marriage came to an end.
Candice's current partner Petrakova is a 1.88-meter-tall Russian professional women's basketball player, 37 years old, who has been playing in the Russian league, won the European championship with the team in 2013, and participated in the 2012 Olympic Games with the Russian women's basketball team. According to Candice, the duo plans to have a baby through artificial insemination.
2. Lisa Leslie
Leslie is probably the most recognizable WNBA superstar. At los Angeles Sparks, she won two WNBA championships, three regular season MVP, two-time Defensive Player, eight All-Stars, and 12 All-Team.
In November 2005, Leslie married Michael Lockwood, who played at the Air Force Academy and later became a pilot at UPS. In 2007, Leslie said goodbye to the WNBA and gave birth to a daughter shortly after. In 2008, Leslie returned to the WNBA. In 2010, the Leslies' first son was born.
3. Sue Bird
Sue is also a superstar in the WNBA. During her time at Seattle Storm, she led the team to four WNBA championships, 12 All-Stars and eight All-Team.
On July 20, 2017, Sue officially admitted to coming out, saying she had been dating U.S. female soccer player Megan Rapinoe for months. In 2018, the duo became the first same-sex couple to appear on the cover of ESPN magazine. On October 30, 2020, the two announced their engagement.
4. Swin Cash
During his time in the WNBA, Cash led detroit shocks and Seattle Storms to three championships, four All-Stars, two All-Team, and four invitations to the NBA All-Star Weekend Shooting Star Game. In June 2019, Cash was also hired by the Pelicans as vice president of basketball operations and player development.
In 2015, Cash married her longtime boyfriend, Steve Canal, in Atlanta. Canal, 41, played in New York in his early years and is now a writer and speaker.
5. Diana Taurasi
Taurusi is also one of the WNBA superstars. During her time with Phoenix Mercury, she won three WNBA championships, was named regular season MVP, was named an All-Star 10 times, and was named to the All-Team 14 times.
Taurasi's partner is Mercury teammate Penny Taylor. In May 2017, the two married after 8 years of love and long-distance running. At the time, Penny was head of the Mercury's player development department. She was once married to a Brazilian male volleyball player. Today, the two have a son and a daughter through artificial conception.
6. Maya Moore
When Irving repeatedly spoke out for social justice, former NBA player Perkins asked him: "So enthusiastic about social justice, why not learn from Maya Moore?" ”
When Moore played for the Minnesota Bobcats, he led the team to four WNBA championships, was elected the regular season MVP, and was selected as an All-Star six times and the Best Team seven times.
But Moore is better known for her two-season suspension, defending Jonathan Irons, who was sentenced to 50 years in prison for burglary and shooting homeowners in 1996. In Moore's view, during Irons' conviction, there was misconduct on the part of prosecutors that led to his wrongful sentencing.
Eventually, Irons was released in July 2020, and in an interview with Good Morning America in September of the same year, Moore revealed that she and Irons had married several months earlier.
7. Elena Delle Donne
Elena is one of the stars still active in the WNBA. In 2019, she led The Mystery Man of Washington to win the WNBA championship. In addition, she has been named the regular season MVP twice, the All-Star six times, and the All-Star Team five times.
In An interview with Vogue magazine in August 2016, Elena revealed that she and her girlfriend, Amanda Clifton, were engaged. The two married on November 3, 2017. It is reported that Amanda is a business elite.
8. Breanna Stewart
During her time at Seattle Storm, Brianna won two WNBA championships, was named regular season MVP, and was named an All-Star three times and the Best Team four times.
From 2018 to 2019, Brianna played for Kursk Dynamo in the Russian League, where she met former WNBA player Marta Xargay. The duo got engaged in May 2020 and married on July 6, 2021. On August 9, 2021, just 48 hours after Brianna won the Tokyo Olympic gold medal with the U.S. women's basketball team, Marta gave birth to a daughter through artificial conception. (Supine Braces/Hairy)