THE CHICAGO SKY ARE WNBA CHAMPIONS!!

For the primary time in franchise historical past … THE CHICAGO SKY ARE WNBA CHAMPIONS!!!!!

This one is for you, Chicago. 🏆

The Chicago Sky are your 2021 WNBA Champions. pic.twitter.com/Pv4KiTzLIA

— Chicago Sky (@chicagosky) October 17, 2021

Regardless of holding a 16-16 document within the common season and strolling into the playoffs as an underdog with the No. 6 seed, the WNBA champions took down the No. 7 Dallas Wings, No. 3 Minnesota Lynx, No. 1 Connecticut Solar, and now No. 5 Phoneix Mercury in a exceptional postseason run.

The Sky struggled to achieve the lead for a lot of Recreation 4 towards Diana Taurasi and the Mercury, however the staff closed issues out with a clutch 15-2 run. In becoming trend, the hometown child Candace Parker was the one to tie issues up behind the arc with simply 1:57 left to go. The Sky didn’t look again from there, and because the last seconds ticked off the clock, Parker let all of it out.

Candace Parker was emotional because the Sky have been on the verge of their first-ever WNBA Championship 🥺 pic.twitter.com/I1K1A2C3Bf

— ESPN (@espn) October 17, 2021

SHE DID IT‼️@Candace_Parker goes house and helps get the Sky their first WNBA championship in her first season. pic.twitter.com/2YkbcDP7kU

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 17, 2021

Parker got here house after 13 legendary years with the Los Angeles Sparks to present town she calls house a championship. And he or she did simply that in a single season. Whenever you discuss Chicago basketball legends, I believe it’s protected to say Parker’s title must be talked about.

Congrats, Sky! Your flip, Bulls!