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Marine Johannes earns place in WNBA history with needed early-season tear for shorthanded Liberty

Nypost · · 585 words · By Madeline Kenney
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WASHINGTON — Liberty guard Marine Johannès knew there would be more of an onus on her to score in the team’s retooled offense this season.

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WASHINGTON — Liberty guard Marine Johannès knew there would be more of an onus on her to score in the team’s retooled offense this season.

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tRY IT NOWBut with the Liberty missing several key players, including Sabrina Ionescu, Johannès felt added pressure to be more aggressive.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/sports/marine-johannes-tear-earns-place-in-wnba-hi…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Johannès followed her 17-point season opener by dropping a career-high 25 points in Sunday’s 98-93 overtime win against the Washington Mystics.”
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While Wikipedia confirms Marine Johannès plays for the New York Liberty, the provided evidence contains no game logs or box scores for a game against the Washington Mystics where she scored 25 points.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 WNBA Finals, officially the WNBA Finals 2023 presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons, was the best-of-five championship series for the 2023 season of the Women's National Basketball A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of transactions that occurred during the 2024–25 WNBA off-season and the 2025 WNBA season. This includes retirements, front office transitions, player signings, and player trades. The l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2025_WNBA_season_trans…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 New York Liberty season was the 27th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their second season under head coach Sandy Brondello. The Liberty entered the season with high …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season
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Claim 2: “On Sunday, she scored 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting with five rebounds, seven assists and two steals.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general definitions of the name 'Pauline' and does not include game statistics for Pauline Astier.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pauline is a female given name. It was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2024 · Pauline is the French feminine form of the name Paulinus, derived from Paulus, which means ‘small’ or ‘humble’ in Latin. Saint Pulinus of Nola popularized the name Paulinus in the 5th ce…
https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/pauline/
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Pauline is a girl's name of French origin meaning "small". Pauline is the 975 ranked female name by popularity.
https://nameberry.com/b/girl-baby-name-pauline
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Claim 3: “She became only the third player in WNBA history to drain at least 10 3-pointers in the first two games of the season”
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The evidence does not contain WNBA historical records for three-pointers made in the first two games of a season for Johannès.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Liberty season was the 29th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their fourth season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Saturday, May 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Liberty_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Liberty season will be the 30th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their first season under head coach Chris DeMarco.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Liberty_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marine Johannès (born 21 January 1995), nicknamed Wizard for her ballhandling skills, is a French basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Johannès
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Claim 4: “The Liberty are still down to only nine active players (including two on hardship contracts)”
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Claim 5: “The Liberty are also without Leonie Fiebich and Raquel Carrera, who are still playing overseas.”
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Claim 6: “Rookie Pauline Astier has impressed in her first two games.”
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Wikipedia and official team announcements confirm Pauline Astier is a French professional basketball player signed by the New York Liberty.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pauline Astier (born 15 February 2002) is a French professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1][2] She previously played for Tango…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Astier
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK - The New York Liberty have signed guard Pauline Astier, the team announced today. "At just 24, Pauline Astier represents exactly the type of young player we prioritize, someone with the tale…
https://liberty.wnba.com/news/new-york-liberty-sign-pauline-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pauline Astier (18) of the New York Liberty poses for a portrait during 2026 WNBA media day at Fuse-BK in Brooklyn, New York. NBAE via Getty Images Astier had her choice of WNBA teams in free agency.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/01/sports/pauline-astier-already-…
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Claim 7: “joined Nikki McCray as the only players in league history to begin a campaign by making five-plus 3s in back-to-back games.”
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No evidence was provided to corroborate the specific record shared by Johannès and Nikki McCray regarding back-to-back games with 5+ three-pointers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 14 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all familial relations in professional sports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Women’s NBA (WNBA) has seen impressive tall women gracing the sport.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqJVFwunjpA
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Claim 8: “Ionescu (left foot) and Satou Sabally (cyst) didn’t travel with the team.”
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Claim 9: “In the second quarter, Johannès intercepted Rori Harmon’s pass intended for Shakira Austin and then dribbled it down the floor before finishing with a pull-up 3.”
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While Rori Harmon is mentioned in a TikTok search result regarding a turnover, there is no play-by-play evidence confirming the specific sequence of an interception by Johannès leading to a pull-up 3.
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web search NEUTRAL — Klay Alexander Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. He played his first 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klay_Thompson
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web search NEUTRAL — Rori Harmon said that is NOT my turnover (and she was right)(via @UT Women’s Basketball) #wnba #womensbasketball #ncaawbb #texaslonghorns Rori Harmon Clarifies Turnover Confusion in Postgame Presser. …
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/rory-harmon-wnba
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web search NEUTRAL — Fandango.
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Claim 10: “Fiebich and Carrera helped Valencia to a win against Uni Girona to advance to the Spanish League championship.”
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Claim 11: “Through the first two games, Johannès has gone 11-for-22 from downtown.”
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No evidence was provided regarding Johannès' shooting percentages or specific three-point attempts for the first two games of a season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Johannes Brahms (; German: [joˈhanəs ˈbʁaːms] ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Brahms
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marine Johannès (born 21 January 1995), nicknamed Wizard for her ballhandling skills, is a French basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Johannès
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — November 22 is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 39 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_22
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Claim 12: “Bueckers and Parker earned Rookie of the Year honors.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the Rookie of the Year honors for both players.
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Claim 13: “the Liberty ruled Allen out for the second consecutive game with left leg soreness.”
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Claim 14: “the two free throws she made with 12 seconds left to seal the Liberty’s win.”
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No evidence was provided regarding specific free throws made by Pauline Astier in the closing seconds of a game.
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Claim 15: “joining Paige Bueckers and Candace Parker as the only rookies in league history to put up a stat line like she did Sunday.”
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No evidence was provided to support the specific stat line comparison between Astier, Bueckers, and Parker.
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web search NEUTRAL — In her Aug. 20 performance versus the Sparks, Bueckers tied the single-game rookie scoring record with 44 points and even became the first player in league history to score at least 40 points while sh…
https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/4433730/paige-bueckers
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 of the 7 records for most points scored in a single NBA game.
https://www.landofbasketball.com/records/60_or_more_points.h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers edged out the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson when WNBA general managers were asked about the one player they'd build a team around. Here…
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