Sabrina Ionescu SILENCING French crowd at Paris Olympics after sensational three is going viral

Team USA and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu silencing French crowd at Paris Olympics 2024 after sensational three is going viral.

Sabrina Ionescu SILENCING French crowd at Paris Olympics after sensational three is going viral

Team USA and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu silencing French crowd at Paris Olympics 2024 after sensational three is going viral (image via Open Source/X)

Team USA’s women’s basketball team has had a long dominating streak in international competitions. Therefore, the expectation heading into the Paris Olympics 2024 was that they would continue that tradition. As such, their performance against Japan showed that. However, French fans thought of provoking them during their game against Belgium. This forced WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu to respond.

The reason for their heckling was that the French women’s basketball team led by her fellow New York Liberty teammate Marine Johannes, trounced Nigeria by 21 points. That meant, that for Team USA to top the overall standings, they had to score more points. But unaware of that development, Ionescu was just trying to dribble the ball away in the dying seconds. However, as she turned towards her bench, she was reminded of that. She then dribbled to go a bit beyond the logo and unleashed a bomb.

After the ball went into the net, she turned towards the French crowd and put her finger on her lips. Indicating them to turn it down. The impact of that three will have a bearing on the final standings of the Paris Olympics 2024, once the final group game is played. Team USA will play a strong resurgent Germany led by former WNBA MVP, Satou Sabally.

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Therefore, the French fans know that any deficit would be difficult to recover against them. With France leading the points difference at the moment, Team USA needs all the scoring to prove that they are the best. But it seems they are yet to unleash their complete dominance at these Olympics.

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Sabrina Ionescu and Team USA will have to show a dominant side against Germany

Sabrina Ionescu‘s Liberty international teammates Nyara Sabally and Leonie Fiebich are part of the strong German side they will face on the 4th of August. It is not that Ionescu and her superstar teammate Breanna Stewart do not know how they play. It’s just that the Germans are a strong collective unit looking to upset the Americans.

This will be the toughest matchup to condition them for the knockout stage. The two New York Liberty stars as well as Team USA and WNBA leading scorer A’ja Wilson will need a bit more help from their superstar teammates. Only then can they go all out and end the conversation for good.

The women’s basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics 2024 is turning out to be one hotly contested event. But Team USA will need to be at their best to silence the home French crowd who want their ladies to win.

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