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LA Sparks' Candace Parker offers WNBA 2nd dunk... ever

Posted Jun 23rd 2008 11:07AM by Quibian Salazar-Moreno
Filed under: Casually Obsessed

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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1. she may be the 2nd woman to dunk,but she is definitely the finest and most femeinie looking woman to do so.

mr.russell at 8:04AM on Jun 24th 2008

2. SHE CAN BE THE M.J. OF THE WNBA OR ANOTHER CINDY COOPER SHE'S GREAT

bigkev388 at 8:54AM on Jun 24th 2008

3. if i were 6' 12 i would dunk also lol GO UCONN!!!!

p-nut askew at 10:07AM on Jun 24th 2008

4. if i were 6' 12 i would dunk also lol - she is good but she is no maya moore - she can dunk from the free throw line - GO UCONN!!!

p-nut askew at 10:10AM on Jun 24th 2008

5. sweet dunk cp 3

charles at 10:32AM on Jun 24th 2008

6. she is a fine young thing

chas jr at 12:15PM on Jun 24th 2008

7. Nice job, women just won't lt be or let the men be tops they try everything a man can do. In hate that liberation mess men do not act as they should because of that. I still want my door opened and my sit pulled out and open my car door. and even light my cigarette if I smoked. Men have gotten away from this and I hate it.

Linda at 12:48PM on Jun 24th 2008

8. MEN AIN'T THE ONLY DUNKERS!! GO,CANDY,GO!!

Miss Wanda at 4:28PM on Jun 24th 2008

9. SHE IS A FORCE TO BE RECONED WITH!!! BRAVA MY SISTER!!

Miss Wanda at 4:28PM on Jun 24th 2008

10. uhm, no.
candace parker is not CP3.
chris paul is CP3.
i hope i never hear somebody refer to her like that again.

kaySHEEZY at 6:15PM on Jun 24th 2008

11. 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.

Kmac at 6:30PM on Jun 24th 2008

12. 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!

Hattie Malone at 3:33AM on Jun 25th 2008

13. 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

p-nut askew at 10:27PM on Jun 25th 2008

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