Candace Parker Calls Out WNBA All-Stars for Wasting Big Moment

Candace Parker did not sugarcoat her feelings about this years WNBA All-Star Game, saying the players missed a golden opportunity to prove their worth on one of the leagues biggest stages.

Yall cannot come out there, with those shirts of Pay us what you owe us and then do that at the All-Star game, Parker said.

Candace Parker Strait cooked for almost 3 minutes pic.twitter.com/cGUnTWd5Xu

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Players wore shirts calling for higher pay, but Parker felt the product on the floor did not match the message.

WNBA all stars wearing a Pay us what you owe us shirt in warmups pic.twitter.com/jIj2W6N6kw

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