It was about six years ago when the WNBA saw its first dunk. In a game against the Miami Sol, the Sparks' Lisa Leslie received a pass from her team mate Latasha Byears on a fast break, took it to the hole and threw it down. The crowd and the team went crazy.Well, over the weekend rookie extraordinaire Candace Sparks matched that historic moment. In a game against the Indiana Fever, after a missed shot and long rebound, Parker ran the court, found herself alone and dunked the ball, making it her first dunk in a WNBA game and only the second dunk in WNBA history.
"Just trying not to miss," Parker told the LA Times of her approach on the dunk. "It's exciting to do it in front of Los Angeles, at home and on the same basket that Lisa did it on."
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By: Kmac on 6/24/2008 6:30PM
P-nut Askew.....thre's no such height as 6'12. It would be considered 7 feet. Just thought I would put that out there.
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By: p-nut askew on 6/25/2008 10:27PM
hey kmac i know - its an inside joke with myself and the girls i coach but thanks - conisdering i teach in a high school i would hope i know theres is no such thing as 6' 12
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By: Hattie Malone on 6/25/2008 3:33AM
Candace Parker is agifted young lady. Ihave been watching her since her college days,was happy to be at court side with my oldest daughter when she made that fantastic play. Hope I be there when she does it again.YOU GO CANDACE PARKER!
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