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Candace Parker gives touching tribute to Pat Summitt at ESPYS

By Caleb Calhoun

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: WNBA player Candace Parker speaks onstage at The 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: WNBA player Candace Parker speaks onstage at The 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
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WNBA champion and former Tennessee women’s basketball star Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks gave a touching tribute to Pat Summitt at the ESPYS.

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From crying after winning the WNBA championship to wearing orange shoes for the month of June, Tennessee Lady Vols legend Candace Parker has never stopped honoring Pat Summitt. She continued that at the 25th annual ESPYS.

Tasked with presenting the award for best coach, Parker gave a speech about what Summitt meant to her just over a year after her death.

This was to present the best coach, which high school basketball coaching legend Bob Hurley won. Hurley has won 28 state championships as a coach of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J. and won nine straight from 1983 to 1991.

However, Parker’s speech on Summitt became a headline on its own.

As a result of Summitt’s death, Parker was not going to forget her while presenting this award. It’s likely why the ESPYS tasked her with doing it.

Take a look at what she said here.

As you can see, Parker noted that Summitt’s appearances at the ESPYS in the past. She added the fact that she got a tattoo of a phrase Summitt taught her.

The phrase was “left foot, right foot, breathe, repeat.”

Tennessee Lady Vols fans are still in mourning over the passing of Summitt, and it’s nice to hear any tribute to her.

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Parker won her third ESPY for best WNBA player. But that’s nothing out of the ordinary. Hearing her give another tribute to Summitt was the story. Both of them are beloved figures in Knoxville. And Parker was clearly one of numerous players whose life Summitt heavily impacted.