Marine Johannes ‘shot crazy’ for Liberty with career-best effort

Nypost · Aug 09, 2026 · 559 words · By Madeline Kenney

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While most fans headed toward the exit following the Liberty’s 40-point win against the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, the dozens who stayed behind showered Marine Johannes with hero worship after she wrapped up a postgame TV interview and headed to the locker…

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Johannes flashed a sheepish grin as she exchanged a few high-fives on her way off the floor after setting a new career high in points with 27.

Common ground

Johannes helped carry the Liberty to Sunday’s comfortable 111-71 win.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Sunday was the first time their big three missed the same game since the regular-season finale in 2024.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “She tied her career high in 3-point makes, shooting 7-for-12 from deep.”

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Multiple sources (TikTok, YouTube, and a news report) confirm she made 7 three-pointers, with TikTok and YouTube explicitly calling it a career-best/high.

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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 EuroLeague Women Final Six was the concluding round of the tournament of the 2025–26 EuroLeague Women season, the 68th season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 29th edit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marine Johannès (born 21 January 1995) is a French professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). A native of Lisieux in Calvados, she a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Johannès

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Claim 3: “the Liberty to Sunday’s comfortable 111-71 win.”

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The final score of 111-71 is explicitly mentioned by Sportsnet.ca and the report on Becky Hammon.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Liberty season was the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Liberty_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Liberty season is the 30th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their first season under head coach Chris DeMarco. The team advanced to the 2026 WNBA Commission…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Liberty_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Liberty

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Claim 4: “Sunday’s nationally televised matinee started less than 24 hours after the Aces played the Lynx in Minnesota.”

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The report on Becky Hammon explicitly states the Aces played the Lynx on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET and played the Liberty on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. ET, which is less than 24 hours later.

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web search NEUTRAL — International airport serving Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Harry Reid International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS), formerly McCarran International Airport until 2021, is an interna…
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Claim 5: “the Liberty’s 40-point win against the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday”

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Multiple independent sources (Sportsnet.ca and a report on Becky Hammon) confirm the New York Liberty defeated the Las Vegas Aces 111-71, which is a 40-point margin.

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Claim 6: “She hadn’t looked quite like herself after missing three games with a left ankle injury last month.”

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A TikTok source specifically mentions Marine Johannes suffering a non-contact injury to her left ankle on July 18, 2026, which aligns with the claim of a left ankle injury last month (relative to an August game).

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the naval infantry service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The service is respo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The flag of the United States Marine Corps from 1914 to 1939 U.S. Marines with the 1st Marine Division display Japanese flag captured during the Battle of Cape Gloucester. The history of the United St…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover videos related to Marine Johannes Left Ankle on TikTok. Last updated 2026-08-03. July 18, 2026 — Marine Johannès was helped off the court after suffering an apparent non-contact injury to her…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/marine-johannes-left-ankle

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Claim 7: “She lit it up during a monstrous fourth quarter, going 4-for-7 from beyond the arc for 12 points.”

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While multiple sources confirm her total points (27) and total three-pointers (7), none of the provided evidence specifically breaks down the fourth quarter stats (12 points, 4-for-7 from deep).

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Claim 8: “Johannes... setting a new career high in points with 27.”

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Three independent sources (YouTube/Court Origins, Sportsnet.ca, and a report on Becky Hammon) confirm Marine Johannes scored a career-high 27 points in the game against the Aces.

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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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Claim 9: “The new collective bargaining agreement, however, states the minimum time between the scheduled start of each game is 20 hours and bars teams from having to cross more than one time zone during that window.”

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No evidence was provided regarding the specific terms of the WNBA collective bargaining agreement.

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Claim 10: “Hammon decided to rest her star players A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young.”

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No evidence was provided regarding the specific roster decisions or the resting of A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Jackie Young.

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Claim 11: “She had scored only a combined 11 points across the preceding four games, shooting 3-for-8 from deep.”

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The provided evidence does not contain the specific scoring totals for the four games preceding the Sunday game.

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Claim 12: “The Aces are in the midst of a five-city, nine-day road trip that included stops in Chicago, Atlanta, Indiana, Minnesota and then New York.”

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