Seattle Storm’s Dominique Malonga becomes youngest player to dunk in WNBA All-Star Game history
The question surrounding Dominique Malonga’s first WNBA dunk was not if it would happen, but when. The Seattle Storm center found his moment in the All-Star Game on Saturday night.
Malonga didn’t let the defensive light setup go to waste. In the second quarter, the 6-foot-4 center took a signal from Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese and delivered the milestone dunk.
According to the Storm, Malonga became the seventh player in league history to dunk in an All-Star game. The WNBA said the 20-year-old is the youngest player to achieve the feat at the annual show.
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Team Coop’s Dominique Malonga spikes the basketball during the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game against Team Spoon at the United Center on July 25 in Chicago, Illinois. (Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)
In 2022, Malonga became the first player since WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles to record a slam in an All-Star game.
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Malonga is still waiting for his first regular season dunk after 63 games with the Storm, but his ability to get above the basket is hardly a secret. He dunked while playing in Europe and Rakipsiz.
Team Coop’s Dominique Malonga (14) dunks for Team Spoon during the first half of the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at the United Center on July 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Sage Zipeto/Getty Images)
Shortly after being selected second overall in last year’s draft, Malonga showed off his dunking ability in his first practice in Seattle.
Team Coop’s Dominique Malonga (14) celebrates making a basket against Team Spoon during the first half of the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at the United Center on July 25, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Sage Zipeto/Getty Images)
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Before the All-Star game began, fellow Storm guard Flau’jae Johnson joked that she wouldn’t talk to Malonga going forward if he failed to dunk in Saturday’s game.
Malonga averaged 16.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in her second season in the WNBA.
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