Candace Parker gave more fodder for Amazon Prime viewers to complain about during Wednesday’s play-in game.
The retired former WNBA Star Parker was doing color commentary for Amazon alongside Kevin Harlan for Wednesday’s Western Conference 9/10 play-in game between the LA Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. But Parker drew backlash for continuing to make one error during the action at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
While referring to Warriors forward Gui Santos, Parker kept mispronouncing Santos’ first name as “Guy.” It is actually pronounced as “Ghee,” leading to heavy criticism for Parker over social media.
Did Candace Parker just say GUY Santos????
— (@30Betterrrrr) April 16, 2026
Get her out my ear man
Candace Parker calling an NBA playoff game and cannot pronounce Gui Santos name…
— Ynosports (@ynosports) April 16, 2026
I’m not taking Candace Parker seriously. Guy Santos?!
— Casey Lima (@CaseInPoint24) April 16, 2026
candace parker aka female reggie miller… "guy santos"
— CÆ (@Caezypooh) April 16, 2026
Santos, 23, is not quite a household name. But he developed into an important player for the Warriors this season, drawing 30 starts over the course of the year and also getting the start against the Clippers during Wednesday’s play-in game.
As for Parker, 39, she has been calling NBA games for a variety of networks since 2018. But with Amazon Prime already having some prominent whiffs during their coverage of this year’s NBA play-in tournament, Parker did not do the network any favors either with her continued mispronunciations on Wednesday.
