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Sylvia Fowles makes WNBA history versus LA Sparks

On3 imageby:Sam Gillenwater•07/31/22•

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Minnesota Lynx center Sylvia Fowles is coming down the stretch of her final WNBA season. That doesn’t mean she can’t make a little more history on her way out, though.

In her final game in Los Angeles against the Sparks, Fowles scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds in an 84-77 Lynx victory. It was Fowles’ field goal stats that earned her a spot in history. She shot 8-9 from the field (88.9%) and with those eight field goals became just the fifth player all-time with over 2,500 career field goals.

She joins Diana Taurasi, Candice Dupree, Tina Charles and Tina Thompson on the list. Sue Bird, who’s also amidst her final WNBA season, is not far behind from joining the list as well.

Sylvia Fowles, the 2017 WNBA MVP and an eight-time All-Star, has shot a career 59.9% from the field. Her eight made buckets tonight have her sitting at 2,506 makes all-time. With five games left in her last regular season, the former LSU standout is making her final mark on the league.

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

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.

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

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. LSU retired her number 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. Both 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.