Unless you were a close friend or family of Candace Parker, you probably didn’t know she had been married for two years to Anya Petrakova.
It might have been a surprise to you because Parker was previously married to Ex-NBA player Shelden Williams and they share a 12-year-old daughter Lailaa.
Today, Parker announced to the world she was married and that they were having a baby.
Here is what she had to say about it on 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. 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.
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!
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!
“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” -Alchemist.
They all seem happy, and that is all that matters these days.
Anya Petrakova was a Russian professional basketball player, so I will assume they met when Parker was playing over in Russia.
Good luck to them and their new addition to their family.
Flip the pages for the wedding photos and baby bump pics.