Sparks forward Candace Parker joined teammate Lisa Leslie as the only WNBA players to dunk in a game when she finished off this play late in Sunday’s 77-63 victory over (Gus Ruelas, Associated Press)
Lisa Leslie finishes off the first dunk in WNBA history against the Miami Sol at Staples Center on July 30, 2002. (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
Lisa Leslie and her Sparks teammates celebrate after her dunk against Miami on July 30, 2002. (Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
Many women have dunked in practice, as Louisiana State’s Sylvia Fowles did in a practice before the 2007 Women’s Final Four on March 31. (Mark Duncan / Associated Press)
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Candace Parker became the first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament gamewhen her Tennessee team beat Army on March 19, 2006. She had two dunks in the game. (Steve Helber / Associated Press)
Michelle Snow of Tennessee hangs on the rim after she dunked against Illinois on Nov. 25, 2000. Her dunk reportedly broke a six-year drought in women’s basketball. (Matthew Thayer / Associated Press)
