WNBA star Candace Parker has shared a double dose of good news today — she has tied the knot to her wife, Anya Petrakova, and the couple is also expecting a baby.
She made the announcement via Instagram:
“Happy Anniversary Моя жена! 2 years ago, I got to marry my best friend in front of our close family and friends. My heart could have exploded. I cried like a baby…. To know me or you is to know our love. This journey hasn’t been easy. I am proud of us and what we have built and who we have grown to become both individually and together,” she wrote.
Parker plays for Chicago Sky and is a six-time WNBA All-Star. She is also a two-time WNBA MVP and 2016 WNBA Finals MVP.
Parker continued: “Thank you for always loving Lailaa as your own, being my calm, my support, my voice of reason, my laughs, my cuddles, my dance in the rain, my happy, my home… Thanks for constantly challenging me and telling me when I’m wrong 🙄. I LOVE YOU🐞 I appreciate you, I value you and what we have.”
On her social media page, Parker shared pictures of the wedding, which also show off Petrakova’s growing baby bump.
“We’ve always dreamed of growing our family….it’s surreal that we now have a baby on the way! Lailaa is pumped to be a big sister!” Parker concluded. “You couldn’t be more beautiful! Glowing, while understanding that I have to constantly love, kiss, and talk to your belly AND yes… play Jay-Z for the baby (Goose knows “Song Cry” already by heart😜 !) I can’t wait to embark on this next chapter in life with you!”
The announcement is being considered as Parker’s official “coming out.”
It’s been an epic year for the baller who entered the history books by becoming the first WNBA player to appear on an NBA 2K game cover.
Parker is featured on the cover of the WNBA 25th Anniversary Special Edition of NBA 2K22, which hit the shelves on Sept. 10.
