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Candace Parker dedicates WNBA championship to Pat Summitt
Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) celebrates the WNBA Championship with her daughter against the Minnesota Lynx in game five of the WNBA Finals. at Target Center. Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday won their third WNBA championship, and it was a special one for Candace Parker.

Parker was named Finals MVP after leading the Sparks to a 77-76 victory with 28 points in the series clinching game over the Lynx. When asked by ESPN's Holly Rowe what winning the championship meant to her, Parker emotionally replied, “This is for Pat.”

Prior to being selected No. 1 overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft, Parker played collegiate basketball at Tennessee under legendary head coach Pat Summitt, who passed away earlier this year after a battle with early onset dementia. Summitt is the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history (men or women) with 1,098 victories. She led teams to eight NCAA championships and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.

Summitt is surely looking down on Parker with a smile on her face at what Parker was able to accomplish on Thursday.

Can you name every WNBA team?
SCORE:
0/12
TIME:
5:00
Eastern
Atlanta Dream
Eastern
Chicago Sky
Eastern
Connecticut Sun
Eastern
Indiana Fever
Eastern
New York Liberty
Eastern
Washington Mystics
Western
Dallas Wings
Western
Las Vegas Aces
Western
Los Angeles Sparks
Western
Minnesota Lynx
Western
Phoenix Mercury
Western
Seattle Storm

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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