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Q&As with Cisco and The Landlord

At the Monarchs-Sparks contest on Saturday, I ran into Francisco Garcia and Shelden Williams. While Garcia was clearly in favor of the home team, Williams was rooting for his fiancée, Candace Parker, and the Sparks.

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Shelden Williams

How has your offseason been? “It’s been alright, not too bad. I’ve just been working out and traveling.”

How much do you enjoy going to your fiancée’s games?
“It’s been good. When I was in Atlanta, I supported her when she was at Tennessee and I caught a lot of her home games there. Now I see her on the professional level and it’s a good thing.”

The local media had a chance to see a couple of NBA prospects work out at the Kings practice facility for a pre-draft workout recently. Do you remember what that process was like?
“I do. It was two years ago when I was doing the same thing. I know how anxious and nervous you are. But now some players I know are going through the same things themselves.”

Are you planning to play on the Kings Summer League team?
“I think I will.”

Will you go into it focused on a particular aspect of your game?
“Honestly, it’s something that they want to see me play more. So I’m going for the betterment of myself and the team and I’ll just take it as it is.”

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Francisco Garcia

I saw you in the Kings practice facility the other day with Kevin Martin. What were the two of you working on?
“We were going at it a little bit, working out and having fun, just getting ready. We have a lot of goals and they are high goals, so we are just trying to get better.”

What have you done so far in the offseason?
“I’ve been traveling a little bit. I’ve been to my country, the Dominican Republic. I had a little fun but now I’m back to work. We’re off for a couple of weeks and now we’re back.”

What are your plans for the rest of the summer?
“Work out, get better and better and get ready for next season.”

Are you going to Summer League?
“Yeah, I’m going to go with the team and enjoy myself a little bit.”

Lastly, what do you enjoy most about the WNBA?
“The women play hard. The Monarchs lost tonight, a tough loss, but they played hard and I just like the sport.”

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Kings Draft Day Party

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