Monday, June 23, 2008

Lisa Leslie first woman to dunk in WNBA

Earlier today I shared a video of Candace Parker dunking in a Sparks-Fever game yesterday. It was the second dunk ever in a WNBA game.

So, here's a video of the very first dunk ever made in an WNBA game - by Lisa Leslie. She did it July 30, 2002 (and interestingly, never dunked again, apparently.)

Of course it's different in the women's game. In the men's game, it's all about showboating, but if a defender "teaches a lesson" to a dunker, he most likely wont get hurt. If a female player gets taken down, an injury could occur - women are very prone to ACL tears...

Anyway: the video - rather grainy.

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