Lailaa Nicole Williams

Lailaa Nicole Williams is the daughter of an American professional basketball player Candace Parker who plays for the Chicago Sky of the Women’s Basketball Association. 

Her father is Shelden Williams, an American former basketball player. 

Her parents were college sweethearts

Her parents, Candace Parker and Shelden Williams, were college sweethearts. 

They began dating when Parker was studying at the University of Tennessee, and Williams was in his last year at Duke. 

In an interview in 2012, Parker recalled saying there was an immediate connection, and although several hundred miles separated them, they vowed never to let that affect their relationship. 

They were so into one another that they made a choice to be together though they knew it would never be easy. 

When you find the one, it’s an easy decision to make, she said. The couple walked down the aisle on the 13th of November, 2008. 

But unfortunately, in November 2016, Parker filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. 

They were separated and had been living separately for three months before their divorce. 

The day she was born 

Lailaa was born on the 13th of May, 2009. She was healthy at 7.6oz and 20 inches long when she was born. 

According to Parker, Lailaa was a pleasant surprise for her and her husband. 

Since the very beginning of her career, she vowed she would have both a successful family and career. 

She chose to take both personal and professional life together instead of quitting her job, which most women do as a result of families. 

They instantly fell in love the moment they held Lailaa in their hands and laid their eyes on her precious little face. 

Lailaa was a creation of our love, and for a moment, they were blinded by this tiny gift from God, she recalled.

However, Lailaa’s parents are no longer together, but they have Lailaa as a souvenir of their love. 

They share joint custody of Lailaa, neither paying child support to the other.

Her mother came out and revealed her marriage, and she is the reason behind it

On December 2021, Parker stunned the world by revealing via her Instagram that she had been married to Anna Petrakova, a Rusian-born professional basketball player, for two years, and not only that, they were expecting a child. 

Parker revealed in an interview with Time that with their baby along the way, they felt it was the right time to come out, and also, she wanted to send a strong message to Lailaa.

She said she always tells her daughter to be herself, to be proud of who she is, and to always speak for herself and speak for those that she loves. 

And she doesn’t want Lailaa to ever think she is ashamed or not proud of their family.

Parker met Petrakova for the first time in Russia, but their friendship grew stronger after Petrakova joined UMMC Ekaterinburg in 2012. 

They used to spend most of the time together, even staying up late to talk. On one of those evenings, they ended up kissing for the first time. 

Both of them were scared at first and were afraid to look each other in the eye, but then they were like ok, well, what are we? 

They were lying to themselves there, she said. 

Parker says it was a long hard process because they denied themselves for three years before they were finally accepted. 

Parker went down on one knee and proposed to Petrakova on a birthday trip in Mexico. She added,

“Petrakova knows Lailaa is the center of my universe. So we come in a package deal and that it was important for the dynamic duo to be upgraded to three.

She has a half-brother

Lailaa is an older sister to her little half-brother, born in February 2022. His name is Airr Larry Petrakova Parker. 

Parker says with Lailaa, she has taken a sort of backseat approach. 

If she wants to play basketball, if it’s her passion, she wants her to find her passion, but with her son Airr, she says he has no choice but to take up basketball.

Net Worth

She is yet to start her career. We now have the net worth of her parents, Candice Parker and Shelden William. 

Her parents have a combined net worth of $5 million.

Age

1. She is thirteen years old.

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