WNBA – In front of Victor Wembanyama, a big misunderstanding with Dominique Malonga!

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Par Mathieu Seguin | Rédacteur sport

Dominique Malonga, selected second in the latest draft, is off to a complicated start in the WNBA at the moment. In front of Victor Wembanyama on Monday evening, she barely played a game.

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The Storm is hoping to make some noise this season, especially with the performance of Gabby Williams. So after a rout against the Mercury for the first game of the season, this team bounced back against the Wings with a final score of 79-71. A first win to kick-start the campaign, even if not everything was perfect in this game.

It’s worth noting that there was a special guest on the sidelines: Victor Wembanyama. Still officially rested, the Frenchman took the time to come and watch this match with Williams of course, but also Dominique Malonga, second in the last draft. But as we’ve said, there are a few things to look at.

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Controversy with Dominique Malonga

There was quite a kerfuffle in this game, which even the WNBA hadn’t really expected. The league had oversold the match with a direct confrontation between Paige Bueckers, number 1 in the draft, and Malonga, who was in the second position. The problem was that the Frenchwoman had barely played a minute in this game, at the end of the third quarter.

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The Storm decided to bencher Malonga and, as you can imagine, this quickly caused controversy on the web. A minute’s play for a player chosen in second place? Nobody really understands. She’ll need minutes to develop, and benching her is certainly not the solution.

@DeGreatnss : “You don’t draft someone #2 and don’t let them play bruh I don’t care bruh”

@ComeOnNowPod : “End of the third and the No. 2 pick has played all over 1 minute in this game. Next time you (WNBA) want to promote some fake matchup, maybe call the team to see if said player is actually in the rotation. The is embarrassing. Malonga has played 1 minute at the end of the third.”

@imspenser_6 : “Seattle drafted Malonga at pick 2 and aren’t even giving her minutes”

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