<P> Lisa Deshaun Leslie ( born July 7 , 1972 ) is a former American professional basketball player who played in the Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) . She is a three - time WNBA MVP and a four - time Olympic gold medal winner . The number - seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft , she followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All - Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks , before retiring in 2009 . Leslie was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game . In 2011 , she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history . In 2015 , she was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . </P>
<P> Lisa Deshaun Leslie ( born July 7 , 1972 ) is a former American professional basketball player who played in the Women 's National Basketball Association ( WNBA ) . She is a three - time WNBA MVP and a four - time Olympic gold medal winner . The number - seven pick in the 1997 inaugural WNBA draft , she followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All - Star selections and two WNBA championships over the course of eleven seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks , before retiring in 2009 . Leslie was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game . In 2011 , she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history . In 2015 , she was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . </P>
who was the first person to dunk in the wnba
who was the first person to dunk in the wnba
Lisa Deshaun Leslie
Lisa Deshaun Leslie