"It Was Awful": Candace Parker Shares Brutal Take on WNBA All-Star Game, Controversial T-Shirts originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Seven-time WNBA All-Star Candace Parker was unimpressed by the effort in the All-Star Game. Parker criticized the game on a podcast that aired Wednesday, calling it “awful.”

Former WNBA star and current TNT Sports analyst/commentator Candace Parker believes WNBA players should have given a greater effort in the All-Star Game, especially after they wore "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts amid their ongoing negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (h/t <a href=" West of The Athletic).

The WNBA made waves during All-Star Weekend when the players took the floor ahead of the July 19 game wearing shirts that read, "Pay Us What You Owe Us." It was a loud message sent to the league in reference to the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.

"Y'all cannot come out there with those shirts of 'Pay Us What You Owe Us,' and then do that in the All-Star Game," Parker said.

WNBA legend Candace Parker, widely regarded as one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time, expressed disappointment in how the moment was handled. Speaking with Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston on their new podcast Post Moves, Parker didn’t hold back.

There’s also no denying, however, that the All-Star Weekend would have made a bigger bang if Caitlin Clark wasn't forced to pull out of the event. The reigning Rookie of the Yea