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Candace Parker talks candidly about Geno Auriemma: 'We don't like each other'
Jason Owens
Tue, November 30, 2021, 11:31 PM · 4 min read
Candace Parker and Geno Auriemma don't have the coziest of relationships.
The women's basketball titans got to know each other as on-court rivals. Parker starred at Tennessee from 2005-08, where she led the Lady Vols to a pair of national titles — championships that Auriemma's rival Connecticut Huskies didn't win.
By 2016, Parker was a two-time WNBA MVP and three-time All-Star. She didn't make Auriemma's roster for the Rio Olympics despite being healthy and one of USA Basketball's best performers leading up to the Games. She's since vowed to never play again for USA Basketball and didn't try out to play in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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Candace Parker talks candidly about Geno Auriemma: 'We don't like each other'
Jason Owens
Tue, November 30, 2021, 11:31 PM · 4 min read
Candace Parker and Geno Auriemma don't have the coziest of relationships.
The women's basketball titans got to know each other as on-court rivals. Parker starred at Tennessee from 2005-08, where she led the Lady Vols to a pair of national titles — championships that Auriemma's rival Connecticut Huskies didn't win.
By 2016, Parker was a two-time WNBA MVP and three-time All-Star. She didn't make Auriemma's roster for the Rio Olympics despite being healthy and one of USA Basketball's best performers leading up to the Games. She's since vowed to never play again for USA Basketball and didn't try out to play in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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