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Meet the top 10 richest married couples in athletics

New Delhi: There are several things that make the marriage of two greats in their respective sports, sometimes even the same sport, so intriguing. With both parties in the marriage bringing their hefty finances to


6. Candace Parker and Shelden Williams / Couple's Net Worth: $14 Million

Shelden Williams is a former NBA star who currently plays for Tianjin Ronggang in China. Wife Candace Parker, on the other hand, has been playing with the Los Angeles Sparks since 2008. In fact, she was named WNBA Most Valuable Player in 2008 and 2013 and has won two Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012). Shelden, though, has never been insecure about his wife's sterling accomplishments and is actually Candace's biggest fan.

His fanaticism was on full display in October of 2012 when Williams blew up the Twitter world with a series of posts about the WNBA conference finals matchup between the LA Sparks and the Minnesota Lynx. Shelden's rants began after Candace didn't get to touch the ball in that last play of a losing effort despite her 33-point, 15-rebound, and 4-block output.