Watch LSU legend Sylvia Fowles dunk during final WNBA All-Star Game
Minnesota Lynx star and LSU legend Sylvia Fowles had a shining moment in the final WNBA All-Star game of her basketball career.
The 36-year-old Fowles made a fastbreak dunk in the final four minutes of the second quarter in Sunday's game in Chicago. She pressured the Team Stewart ball-handler for a turnover, stole the ball and dribbled down the paint to set up the slam.
Fowles scored seven points, including a 3-pointer, and recorded a team-high nine rebounds to help Team Wilson defeat Team Stewart 134-112.
🔨 SYLVIA FOWLES 🔨
The steal and the SLAM in her final #WNBAAllStar Game! pic.twitter.com/U5xfickXsN— WNBA (@WNBA) July 10, 2022
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Both Fowles and Sue Bird, who also announced she is retiring after this season, were selected as co-captains for the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game.
Fowles, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year and 2017 MVP in the WNBA, established legendary status at LSU. Aside from helping the Tigers to four consecutive Final Four appearances, Fowles was named SEC Player of the Year and SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 and became the fifth player in school history to score more than 2,000 points.
She entered the LSU Hall of Fame class in 2015, and the Tigers retired her jersey, No. 34, in 2017. Fowles was drafted second overall in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Chicago Sky and went on to make the All-Rookie team alongside Candace Parker.
After spending seven seasons with the Sky, Fowles was traded to the Lynx in 2015. She was awarded the WNBA Finals MVP the same year, then was named regular season and finals MVP in 2017. She also helped the Lynx earn two championships in 2015 and 2017.
Dani Mohr is a trending sports writer for the South Region of USA Today Network based at The Tennessean in Nashville. Contact her at dmohr@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @daniraemohr
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