before Malonga in France, the other great pioneers of the dunk (Basketball)

2002 : Lisa Leslie and WNBA

Nearly twenty years later, Lisa Leslie, the world Basketball star at the turn of the 2000s, became the first player to perform a dunk in the WNBA on July 30, 2002, and broke down a barrier. “I wasn’t aware of it at the time, I especially remember that we ended up losing that match”remembers the Sparks player, who would score another dunk during the WNBA All-Star Game three years later.