Dominique Malonga hits his first dunk of the match
The peerless league hoped to build on the enthusiasm around them Dominique Malonga to promote her Season II, and the French woman is doing a perfect job! Not satisfied with averaging more than 16 points and 10 rebounds in the first six games (second best behind Alia Edwards), the interior of Breeze Basketball he nailed his first dunk of the match last night.
Served by Rickea Jackson in the first quarter, Dominique Malonga took off to slam home the circle with her right hand, marking the start of this second season of the Women’s 3×3 League.
“It feels really good. I’ve been practicing a lot.”, she confided after a 75-68 win against the Lunar Owls. “I don’t want to be a dunker, I want to be able to do that in a match. So I’m happy about that. I was also happy that I felt the love from the whole room. Everyone was so excited, it was a great moment.”
First shock at the summit tomorrow night
L’international tricolor didn’t get a dunk in a game during his rookie WNBA season with the Seattle Storm, only in training. This unprecedented season is an opportunity for the No. 2 pick in the last VNBA draft to continue to showcase his skills. In particular, she forms an excellent tandem with Paige Bookers, the number 1 pick in the 2025 draft, the best passer and the third-best scorer in the league (6.8 assists and 24.2 points). Ironically, she also finds her former Storm coach, Noelle Quinn, sacked at the end of last season, particularly for her handling of the Malonga case.
With four wins in six games already, Breeze Basketball will be taken seriously this season. Only Laces Basketball Brittney Sykes and Alyssa Thomas has been better so far (5v-1d). The two teams will face each other tomorrow night (at 2.45pm French time) in the first clash at the top of an unrivaled season.
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Dominic Malonga puts on a show in the league like no other. pic.twitter.com/Gl8bkh4411
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2026-01-25 08:33:00
