Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker dunked yesterday, making her the second player in league history to dunk in a WNBA game. The other high flyer? Teammate Lisa Leslie.
So are we used to women playing above the rim now?
It’s still news because it doesn’t happen everyday, and it’s still exciting because some people think anything remotely close to men’s basketball makes women’s basketball worth watching.
There’s no shortage on preaching about how the WNBA should be viewed as quality basketball, but there is a shortage of converts to that gospel. Men won’t watch, and the league doesn’t do a good job of marketing its players’ stories to its predominantly female fan base.
And dunking won’t provide the long-term investment into why fans should stay tuned for more.
I like the WNBA, and hope that fans catch onto the great product and personalities the league enjoys. But for all that Candace Parker has brought to women’s basketball, dunking is the one great thing we already expect.
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I want to see some girl on girl dunking action…..dead in the face.
Maybe they should make the ball even smaller and 8′6″ hoops.
I can’t believe only two people have dunked in the entire history of the WNBA. That’s insane. I could dunk when I was 6′1″ in 8th grade.. and I’m white!