lisa deshaun leslie was the first woman to dunk in the wnba.
lisa deshaun leslie was the first woman to dunk in the wnba.
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lisa deshaun leslie
lisa deshaun leslie (born july 7, 1972) is the head coach for triplets in the big3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for orlando magic broadcasts on fox sports florida. leslie is a former american professional basketball player who played in the women's national basketball association (wnba). she is a three-time wnba mvp and a four-time olympic gold medal winner. the number-seven pick in the 1997 inaugural wnba draft, she followed her career at the university of southern california with eight wnba all-star selections and two wnba championships over the course of eleven seasons with the los angeles sparks, before retiring in 2009. leslie was the first player to dunk in a wnba game. in 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in wnba history. in 2015, she was elected to the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. leslie was named coach of ice cube's big3 expansion team triplets on january 10, 2019.
lisa leslie
on july 30, 2002, leslie became the first woman to dunk the ball in a wnba game. that same year she became the first wnba player to score over 3,000 total career points and contributed to the sparks winning their second straight wnba championship that season. two seasons later, she became the first player to reach the 4,000-career point milestone. leslie remains the sparks' career scoring and rebounding leader, as well as the all-time league leader in rebounds. within that same season, she also became the third player in wnba history to record a triple double, when she had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks. in the 2005 wnba all-star game, leslie had also become the first wnba player to dunk in an all-star game. on august 11, 2009, leslie became the first player to score 6,000 points in a career. earlier that month she was the first player to reach 10,000 career pra (points + rebounds + assists), a statistic fundamental to the wnba "pick one challenge" fantasy game.
lisa leslie