Dominique Malonga dunks in WNBA All-Star Game, Angel Reese reacts
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 26, 2026, 3:25 AM
Last updated Jul 26, 2026
In the WNBA All-Star Game, held on July 25, 2026, at the United Center with 17,963 attendees, Seattle Storm center Dominique Malonga executed a historic dunk. This play, which occurred with 6:27 remaining in the second quarter, followed an assist from Angel Reese. Malonga, at 20 years old, became the youngest player to dunk in an All-Star Game and also achieved a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. This marked the first dunk in a WNBA All-Star Game since 2022, when Sylvia Fowles made a similar play. The game ended with Team Spoon holding on for a 129-122 victory over Team Coop.
- •Malonga's dunk was the first in a WNBA All-Star Game since 2022.
- •The game featured 17,963 fans at the United Center.
- •Malonga achieved 12 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double.
- •Reese assisted Malonga on the dunk play.
- •Team Spoon won the All-Star Game 129-122.
- 3:25 AMYahoo Sports — Angel Reese Becomes First to React After Dominique Malonga Delivers Historic WNBA All-Star Dunk
"The WNBA went all out for its 30th-anniversary All-Star game, taking measures such as appointing Teresa Weatherspoon and Cynthia Cooper as honorary GMs and offering a $100,000 charitable prize pool, to name a few. However, in front of a historic 17,963-strong United Center, the game produced a highlight that had not been seen since Sylvia Fowles, when center Dominique Malonga threw the hammer down for a dunk, much to the joy of Angel Reese.
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