It is the story of a phenomenon. You may know his name. Olympic vice-champion with the French team this summer, Dominique Malonga has been talked about recently thanks to a gesture. The Asvel player is the first French woman to dunk in official competition. Common among men, it is truly an achievement and a rarity in women's Basketball.
Only 38 dunks were counted in the WNBA, including 27 by Brittney Griner alone. From the height of her 1.98 m, it is with complete humility that the Frenchwoman speaks of this gesture which has gone around the world. “I don’t just want to be the one who dunks, there are many other facets to my game ”, she said to The Team end of October.
“She walks on water”
Indeed, the Frenchwoman is one of the star attractions at the start of the season. Her performances in the Women's League are impressive for a 19-year-old young woman (15.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 19.9 rating) and make her one of the leaders in the championship. Third best rating, fifth scorer, third in rebounding, best blocker.
A player that Aurélie Bonnan is wary of before facing Asvel first in the Coupe de France this evening, then at Lyon in the championship on Saturday. “She walks on water. She is a player who is just extraordinary. I find that she really progresses from season to season. She advances on both sides of the field. I don't know her personally, but I've had some pretty good feedback. Of course it is the present and the future of French basketball, with other players of her generation. »
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Best rebounding player in the history of the French team, the Ufab coach would not have come up against the phenomenon. “I didn’t have the same qualities as her. And that I'm happy not to have played it in my time, because I don't think I could have defended it.”laughs Aurélie Bonnan. Now off the field, it will be up to Quinn Dornstauder and Oumou Diarisso to stuff themselves inside to try to continue after the success against Landerneau (49-66).
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