--- description: Find out why Candace Parker is one of the 100 most influential people of 2022. title: Candace Parker: The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8596e2daa9ee3e8d/698a320d096a945a116ac91c/candace-parker-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- May 23, 2022 # Candace Parker by Dwyane Wade  Nolis Anderson for TIME Candace Parker is a force to be reckoned with. Her story came full circle last season after [she won her second WNBA championship](https://time.com/6108927/candace-parker-wnba-chicago-sky/ "undefined")—her first with her hometown team, the Chicago Sky. She’s a champion (and six-time WNBA All-Star) who has built a legacy by revolutionizing her game. As a fellow athlete and a fellow parent, I admire what she’s accomplished and how she has taken her daughter all over the world while playing to provide for her family. Her commitment is unparalleled, as are her insights: through her work as an NBA commentator, she always offers me a different way to think about the game. She is inspiring not only to the next generation of players but also to all young people, and [she uses her platform](https://time.com/5883296/womens-equality-day-candace-parker-wnba/ "undefined") with incredible intent, most recently producing a feature-length documentary about how Title IX advanced the cause of gender equality in the U.S. So many young women watching Candace are seeing how she’s living out loud and achieving greatness. Her legend is only growing. _Wade is a three-time NBA champion, sports analyst, and entrepreneur_  Nolis Anderson for TIME ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177853/candace-parker/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177853/candace-parker/"},"headline":"Candace Parker","datePublished":"2022-05-23T10:06:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:11.435Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177853/candace-parker/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","TIME100 2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8596e2daa9ee3e8d/698a320d096a945a116ac91c/candace-parker-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8596e2daa9ee3e8d/698a320d096a945a116ac91c/candace-parker-time100-2022.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177853/candace-parker/","name":"Candace Parker"}}]}] ```