At the age of 18, Dominique Malonga is already leaving his mark on his sport.
During a Eurocup match against Limassol, the pivot from Asvel and Les Bleues became the first French player in history to score a dunk.
This is a historic moment! For the first time, a French basketball player successfully dunk – this action consisting of scoring by projecting the ball into the hoop, with one or both hands – during an official match. It was the young pivot Dominique Malonga, 18, who achieved this feat during the match between Asvel and the Cypriots of Limassol, in the Eurocup.
After a missed opponent's shot, the 1.98 m French international quickly launched a counter-attack. Ahead of the defensive withdrawal, she concludes this rapid transition in style, bringing the room to its feet by powerfully placing the ball in the basket. The exclamation point of a match finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds on the clock, and a big victory in the bag (115-54).
This first earned the Olympic vice-champion a proper celebration in the locker room, after the final whistle. In images released by the club, we see her congratulated by her coach and her teammates, the first choosing sobriety, the latter opting for more effusions. On X, one of the stars of the French men's basketball team, Nicolas Batum, also reacted with several emojis, to applaud his compatriot's dunk. The first of a long list, undoubtedly.
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