It is front page sports news when a WNBA player dunks, because as of last Saturday, only one person (Lisa Lesile) had ever done it. But on Sunday night, Candace Parker, the rookie phenom out of Tennessee who plays for the L.A. Sparks threw down (if you can call it that) in a game against the Indiana Fever. That dunk made papers and sports news shows but unfortunately that may be the last time we see a WNBA dunk make any headlines.
Because for the 2nd time in as many games, Parker rose up and dunked tonight in a game verse the Seattle Storm. It was much of the same...time winding down in the game, a fast break with no defenders trailing thus giving Parker all the time in the world to get a good hop and make sure she elevated enough. Despite a lack of "authority" on her two dunks, it appears that Parker is making this "O my goodness and woman dunked" business a normal occurrence. With her confidence rising and a lot of the season left, I think she throws down at least 3 more jams maybe even 5...and I hope none of the rest make the news. Unless of course, she "poster-izes" someone which has yet to be done in the WNBA. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT CANDACE!!!!
Dunk vs. Fever 6/22/08
Dunk vs. Storm 6/24/08
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