Gabby Williams and Marine Johannes share trophies and a laugh
Women Hooping's backstage photo-shoot clip draws an unusually large audience, alongside another title-celebration upload featuring Veronica Burton.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 97,549 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (6,549).
🏆 Gabby Williams & Marine Johannes after WNBA title | Golden State Valkyries women's basketball NBA
An off-camera voice calls "Allez!" as Marine Johannes and Gabby Williams hold their trophies for the cameras. They pose side by side, then lower the silverware slightly, look at each other and laugh.
That brief break from the formal photo pose is the whole attraction of a backstage clip posted by Women Hooping. Captioned "MARINE + GABBY," it pairs two players who have also represented France together, this time in a championship photo shoot rather than on the court.
The repost has reached about 96,000 views before completing its first day, drawing roughly fifteen times the clips channel's usual first-day Shorts audience. Women Hooping labels it as a moment after Golden State's WNBA title, and the comments include congratulations to the Valkyries and recognition of Williams's performance. Some viewers are also inviting Johannes to join Golden State, a wish rather than an announcement.
The championship celebration extends to a separate Veronica Burton Short, which is also running well ahead of the channel's usual start. But the Williams-Johannes clip has drawn the larger audience of the pair: trophies held up for the official pictures, then a shared laugh as the posing ends.
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What viewers say
Thank you, GABBY, for an unforgettable and breathtaking game. You did it!!!💜💜💜
@rosecabasal577See it on YouTubeCongratulations valkyries
@lillianpaigespark7868See it on YouTube❤❤ Two Great Players...Love Them Both...🏀🔥🏀🔥🏀🔥🙏🏻🥰 Congratulations Gabby....🎉🎊💐🥇🏆
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Congratulations Gabby!
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- Channel
- Women Hooping
- Subscribers
- 241,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,908,066
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,185,922 (on a normal day: 527,821)
- Video published
- November 1, 2026
- Video views so far
- 96,435 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 97,549
The numbers
The Williams-Johannes clip and a separate Veronica Burton upload both stand out against Women Hooping's usual Shorts audience.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which country have Marine Johannes and Gabby Williams represented together in international basketball?
Johannes and Williams have both played for France's national women's basketball team.


