I don’t know how many reminders I need to emphasize that life is short. I’ve been losing young people I know and love for about two decades — mostly to violence, but sometimes to what many deem “natural.” I find it hard to call a parent burying their child natural.
At this point, I think it’s time to take a closer look at who Candace Parker is as a public figure, based on her history in the media. And I can’t help but wonder if her long-running tension with Geno Auriemma foreshadowed what we’re seeing from her now.
In 2016, when Parker was left off Team USA, her initial public response was measured: she expressed surprise and disappointment, said she believed she played well in camp, and felt she was still in her prime. Years later, th