The WNBA has experienced a French influence. It could also cause chaos in the World Cup‎

Before Marine Johannès was electrifying the Barclays Center with her one-footed 3-pointers, she was a WNBA fan girl. At home in France, Johannès leaned in close to the family computer, watching highlights of players such as Diana Taurasi and Candace Parker on YouTube. But the league itself seemed far away, and not just geographically. “The WNBA wasn’t even a dream for me,” she said. “I didn’t think it was possible.” Then, Johannès signed her first professional contract, playing for USO Mondevill