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Dominique Malonga becomes youngest player to dunk in WNBA All-Star Game history at 20

In the second quarter of Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game, Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga caught a feed from Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese and threw down a dunk, becoming the youngest player in the event's history to record one. The WNBA confirmed the designation: Malonga is 20 years old. Per the Storm, she is the seventh player in league history to dunk in an All-Star Game and the first to do so since WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles in 2022.

By Mateo FuentesNewsroomJuly 26, 20262 min read
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Key takeaways

  • Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga, 20, became the youngest player in WNBA All-Star Game history to record a dunk during Saturday's game.
  • Malonga is the seventh player in WNBA history to dunk in an All-Star Game and the first since Sylvia Fowles in 2022.
  • The 6-foot-6 sophomore is averaging 16.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game this season.
  • Malonga has not dunked in a standard WNBA regular-season game across 63 games, making the first regular-season dunk her next milestone.
  • Storm guard Flau'jae Johnson had said she would stop talking to Malonga if the dunk did not happen, a condition Malonga met.

In the second quarter of Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game, Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga caught a feed from Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese and threw down a dunk, becoming the youngest player in the event's history to record one. The WNBA confirmed the designation: Malonga is 20 years old. Per the Storm, she is the seventh player in league history to dunk in an All-Star Game and the first to do so since WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles in 2022.

The record print

Malonga is 6-foot-6 and in her sophomore season with Seattle, currently averaging 16.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. The Fowles reference sets the gap: four years separated the 2022 All-Star slam from Saturday's. Malonga's age at the moment of the dunk is now a standalone entry in the record books, independent of anything that follows.

Reading the volume

All-Star play is defense-light by design, and that context belongs with the record. Through 63 regular-season games in a Storm uniform, Malonga has not dunked in standard WNBA competition. Her documented slam history before Saturday traced to European competition and to Unrivaled. She was the second overall pick in last year's draft and showed the ability in her debut practice with Seattle after the selection.

A player posting 16.3 points per game who clears the rim in practice and in lower-stakes competition but has not produced that result across 63 regular-season games is a setup still in progress. Saturday's print is real. The regular-season marker is still open.

The wager

Before tip Saturday, Storm guard Flau'jae Johnson set the stakes directly: she said she would stop talking to Malonga if the dunk did not happen in the All-Star Game. Malonga caught the Reese feed in the second quarter and delivered. Johnson's condition was met.

What to watch

The first regular-season dunk is the next confirmable milestone. Sixty-three games have come and gone without one on the primary stage. The All-Star record now sits separately in the books, and Malonga's sophomore averages, 16.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, put a production floor under the setup. The regular-season clock is still running at zero.

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Filed by the newsroom of MarketPR on July 26, 2026. Source: MarketPR. Indicative figures are not investment advice.

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Frequently asked

Who assisted Malonga's record-setting dunk?

Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese fed Malonga the ball, and she threw down the dunk in the second quarter of Saturday's All-Star Game.

When was the last WNBA All-Star Game dunk before Malonga's?

The previous All-Star dunk was by WNBA legend Sylvia Fowles in 2022, four years before Malonga's slam.

Has Malonga dunked in a WNBA regular-season game?

No, she has not dunked across 63 regular-season games in a Storm uniform; her prior slams came in European competition and Unrivaled.

What was the bet involving Flau'jae Johnson?

Storm guard Flau'jae Johnson said before tip-off that she would stop talking to Malonga if the dunk did not happen in the All-Star Game, and Malonga delivered.

What are Malonga's stats this season?

In her sophomore season, the 6-foot-6 center is averaging 16.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.