Par Guillaume Kagni | Journaliste sportif
Without necessarily shining on an individual level, due to a collective based on sharing the ball, Marine Johannès is enjoying a marvellous start to the season with the Liberty. The only fly in the ointment is that she has just come under a lot of pressure from her team-mates.
As those who follow the WNBA know, the 2025 season is set to be played between two teams, the same ones that reached the Finals last year. Despite the movements of certain competitors, the Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty are well ahead of the competition, with respective records of 10 wins and 1 loss on one side, and 9 wins and 1 loss on the other.
In Minneapolis, the focus is on the immense talent of Napheesa Collier, hot favourite for the MVP title with an average of 26.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2 steals and 1.6 turnovers. In the Big Apple, the team’s strength lies above all in its collective. Such depth is unheard of in the W.
Marine Johannès heckled in the Liberty dressing room
Marine Johannès contributes to this, always with the same discretion. She rarely appears in front of the media, and doesn’t necessarily take part in her team’s social networking capsules; she’s content to shine with her game. Perhaps this explains her latest controversy in the Liberty dressing room. Her partners felt betrayed by a video.
@bigmamastef Still besties even on opposing teams 😝☺️
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Stephanie Dolson is Marine Johannès’ best friend in the United States. They were inseparable during the 2023 season, and the American even came to play at ASVEL afterwards. The French international was therefore delighted to take part in her TikTok. A decision that did not go down well with her partners, as evidenced by these few words captured by the cameras:
Marine Johannès : There was drama in the dressing room when I did the TikTok with Steph. They were all angry with me, they resented me.
Isabelle Harrison : If she doesn’t participate in our TikToks now, we’ll cancel her in the locker room 🤣