The slam dunk is among the most exciting plays in basketball, and when done by stars, it sells tickets.
This may be one of the reasons men’s basketball gains more national focus than women’s basketball.
While it’s still rare to see, dunks in women’s basketball have increased in the past 15 years, and the flashy shot could occur soon in Baton Rouge.
In the Lady Tigers’ Nov. 21 thrashing of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, freshman forward Krystal Forthan went up for a dunk on a breakaway in the waning seconds of the first half, but she couldn’t quite put it in. The ball bounced off the rim and rolled away from the basket.
“[Forthan] can [dunk], and she has tried,” said LSU women’s coach Nikki Caldwell. “I know that she probably will. I don’t know what game, or when in her career, but she will probably get that dunk backboard.”
 
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