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WATCH: Former LSU star Sylvia Fowles throws down fast break dunk in final WNBA All-Star Game

by: Austin Brezina07/10/22AustinBrezina59
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Former LSU star, two-time WNBA champion and former WNBA MVP Sylvia Fowles showed that she still has serious hops in the All-Star Game at 36 years old. In the second quarter, Fowles stole the ball with nobody around her in the open court — before taking it to the rim and flushing it down in her final WNBA All-Star Game.

Fowles announced that this would be her final season of pro basketball, and her final All-Star appearance lived up to the hype.

Sylvia Fowles dunks in final WNBA All-Star Game

Fowles’ storied career is full of accolades and hardware from her dominance. She is an eight-time WNBA All-Star, ten-time all-defensive team, four-time Defensive Player of the Year, 2017 WNBA MVP and two-time WNBA champion — along with her four year career at LSU that saw her win SEC Player of the Year honors her final season.

The former college standout played four years with the Tigers and was a dominant force beginning with her freshman season. Her number was retired by LSU in 2017 — only the second women’s basketball player to receive the honor in school history. Her dunking in her final All-Star game is a fitting bookend for her career, as she became the sixth woman in college history to dunk in a game in 2007. Fowles was later selected with the No. 2 overall pick of the 2008 WNBA Draft.

Fowles and Sue Bird both announced their retirement plans for the end of this season, and were named co-captains of the All-Star game this year to honor their careers. Fowles is the career leader for the WNBA in total rebounds (2,775) and shooting percentage (.599). Bird also leads the league in career assists with 3,154 heading into the weekend, and she was named an All-Star for a WNBA record 13th time.